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astrology definition
as·trol·ogy (ə sträl′ə jē)
noun
- Historical primitive astronomy
- 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
Related Forms:
- astrologer as·trol′o·ger noun
- astrological as′·tro·log′i·cal (as′trə läj′i kəl) adjective
- astrologically as′·tro·log′i·cally adverb
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