Definitions for astrology
əˈstrɒl ə dʒias·trol·o·gy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. astrology, star divinationnoun

   a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.8 / 4 votes

1. astrologynoun

   The study of the movements and relative positions of celestial bodies and their supposed influence on human affairs.

2. Etymology: Surface form. From astrologia, from ἀστρολογία, from ἄστρον + -λογία, combination form of.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ASTROLOGYnoun

   The practice of foretelling things by the knowledge of the stars; an art now generally exploded, as without reason.

   Etymology: astrologia, Lat.

   I know it hath been the opinion of the learned, who think of the art of astrology, that the stars do not force the actions or wills of men. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Astrology

   Astrology is a range of divinatory practices, recognized as pseudoscientific since the 18th century, that claim to discern information about human affairs and terrestrial events by studying the apparent positions of celestial objects. Different cultures have employed forms of astrology since at least the 2nd millennium BCE, these practices having originated in calendrical systems used to predict seasonal shifts and to interpret celestial cycles as signs of divine communications. Most, if not all, cultures have attached importance to what they observed in the sky, and some—such as the Hindus, Chinese, and the Maya—developed elaborate systems for predicting terrestrial events from celestial observations. Western astrology, one of the oldest astrological systems still in use, can trace its roots to 19th–17th century BCE Mesopotamia, from where it spread to Ancient Greece, Rome, the Islamic world, and eventually Central and Western Europe. Contemporary Western astrology is often associated with systems of horoscopes that purport to explain aspects of a person's personality and predict significant events in their lives based on the positions of celestial objects; the majority of professional astrologers rely on such systems.: 83 Throughout most of its history, astrology was considered a scholarly tradition and was common in academic circles, often in close relation with astronomy, alchemy, meteorology, and medicine. It was present in political circles and is mentioned in various works of literature, from Dante Alighieri and Geoffrey Chaucer to William Shakespeare, Lope de Vega, and Calderón de la Barca. During the Enlightenment, however, astrology lost its status as an area of legitimate scholarly pursuit. Following the end of the 19th century and the wide-scale adoption of the scientific method, researchers have successfully challenged astrology on both theoretical: 249  and experimental grounds, and have shown it to have no scientific validity or explanatory power. Astrology thus lost its academic and theoretical standing, and common belief in it has largely declined, until a resurgence starting in the 1960s.

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1. astrology

   Astrology is a pseudoscience that asserts there is a relationship between the positions of celestial bodies and events that occur on earth. Astrologers believe that the positions of stars, planets, the sun, and the moon at a person's birth time can influence their personalities and predict future outcomes of events in their lives. This belief has led to the creation of horoscopes and astrological signs.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. Astrologynoun

   in its etymological signification, the science of the stars; among the ancients, synonymous with astronomy; subsequently, the art of judging of the influences of the stars upon human affairs, and of foretelling events by their position and aspects

2. Etymology: [F. astrologie, L. astrologia, fr. Gr. 'astrologi`a, fr. 'astrolo`gos astronomer, astrologer; 'asth`r star + lo`gos discourse, le`gein to speak. See Star.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. Astrology

   Astrology consists of belief systems which hold that there is a relationship between astronomical phenomena and events in the human world. In the West, astrology most often consists of a system of horoscopes that claim to explain aspects of a person's personality and predict future events in their life based on the positions of the sun, moon, and other planetary objects at the time of their birth. Many cultures have attached importance to astronomical events, and the Indians, Chinese, and Mayans developed elaborate systems for predicting terrestrial events from celestial observations. Among Indo-European peoples, astrology has been dated to the 3rd millennium BCE, with roots in calendrical systems used to predict seasonal shifts and to interpret celestial cycles as signs of divine communications. A form of astrology was practised in the first dynasty of Mesopotamia. Chinese astrology was elaborated in the Zhou dynasty. Hellenistic astrology after 332 BCE mixed Babylonian astrology with Egyptian Decanic astrology in Alexandria, creating Horoscopic astrology. Alexander the Great's conquest of Asia allowed astrology to spread to Ancient Greece and Rome. In Rome, astrology was associated with 'Chaldean wisdom'. After the collapse of Alexandria in the 7th century, astrology was taken up by Islamic scholars, and Hellenistic texts were translated into Arabic and Persian. In the 12th century, Arabic texts were imported to Europe and translated into Latin, helping to initiate the European Renaissance, when major astronomers including Tycho Brahe, Johannes Kepler and Galileo practised as court astrologers. Astrological references appear in literature in the works of poets such as Dante Alighieri and Geoffrey Chaucer, and of playwrights such as Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Astrology

   as-trol′o-ji, n. the infant stage of the science of the stars, out of which grew Astronomy; it was occupied chiefly in determining from the positions and motions of the heavenly bodies their supposed influence on human and terrestrial affairs.—n. Astrol′oger, one versed in astrology.—adjs. Astrolog′ic, -al.—adv. Astrolog′ically. [Gr. astrologia—astron, star, logos, knowledge.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Astrology

   a science founded on a presumed connection between the heavenly bodies and human destiny as more or less affected by them, a science at one time believed in by men of such intelligence as Tacitus and Kepler, and few great families at one time but had an astrologer attached to them to read the horoscope of any new member of the house.

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How to pronounce astrology?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of astrology in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of astrology in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of astrology in a Sentence

1. Raymond Smullyan:

   Recently, someone asked me if I believed in astrology. He seemed somewhat puzzled when I explained that the reason I don't is that I'm a Gemini.

2. Dame Rebecca West:

   Before a war, military science seems a real science, like astronomy. After a war it seems more like astrology.

3. Kedar Joshi:

   They often say, “What's the point in astrology if you can't change your destiny?”. Well, it's true that you can't change your destiny, but still it helps knowing about gravity.

4. Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire:

   Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise mother.

5. Jessica Adams:

   The burden of proof is not on Astrology to prove that it does work. The burden of proof is on skeptics and cynics to give us evidence that would dissuade the millions of people who believe in it to go the other way.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=astrology
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Astrology
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=astrology
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrology
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astrology
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=astrology
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=astrology
9. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Astrology
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=astrology