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astrology definition

as·trol·ogy (ə sträl′ə jē)

noun

  1. Historical primitive astronomy
  2. a system of methods, theories, etc. based on the assumption that the positions of the moon, sun, and stars affect human affairs and that one can foretell the future by studying the stars, etc.

Etymology: ME astrologie < L & Gr astrologia, astronomy, astrology < astron, star + -logia, -logy

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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