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/əˈsträləjē/,
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The study of the movements and relative positions of celestial bodies interpreted as having an influence on human affairs and the natural world,
  1. The study of the movements and relative positions of celestial bodies interpreted as having an influence on human affairs and the natural world

  1. a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon
  2. (astrological) relating to or concerned with astrology; "astrological chart"
  3. Astrology is a group of systems, traditions, and beliefs which hold that the relative positions of celestial bodies and related details can provide information about personality, human affairs and other "earthly" matters. A practitioner of astrology is called an astrologer. ...
  4. Second album of US-heavy metal band CAGE.
  5. An astrologer practices one or more forms of astrology. Typically an astrologer draws a horoscope for the time of an event, such as a person's birth, and interprets celestial points and their placements at the time of the event to better understand someone, determine the auspiciousness of an ...
  6. (The Astrologer) Guy Mannering or The Astrologer is a novel by Sir Walter Scott, published anonymously in 1815.
  7. The study of the movements and relative positions of celestial bodies and their supposed influence on human affairs
  8. (Astrologer) A scholar TT  responsible for reading and interpreting omens TT  from the positions of the stars, planets TT , and other heavenly bodies, as well as the weather; literally, "Scribe of Enuma Anu Enlil TT  ", the canonical TT  series TT  of celestial TT  omens. ...
  9. (Astrologer) (Dan 1:20; Dan 2:2, Dan 2:10, Dan 2:27, etc.) Heb. 'ashshaph' , an enchanter, one who professes to divine future events by the appearance of the stars. This science flourished among the Chaldeans. It was positively forbidden to the Jews (Deu 4:19; Deu 18:10; Isa 47:13).
  10. (Astrologer) Those who practice divination through the stars, planetary cycles, and other such things.
  11. (Astrological) ages occur because of a phenomenon known as the precession of the equinoxes.
  12. a belief that the positions of the planets affect events and states of being on earth. It was developed independently in Greece and India circa 300 BCE.
  13. A form of divination whereby through the use of metaphysical maps of the solar system and dates significant to the recipient, cosmic forces are anticipated in the determination of daily actions, significant events and personal destiny. ...
  14. The most basic aspect of astrology, star signs or sun signs has been popularised in horoscopes that appear in daily newspaper columns and magazines.
  15. The study of the stars, planets, moons and their influence on humans. The Tarot and astrology are often used together as their oracle power is greater when combined.
  16. A theory and practice which attempts to identify the ways in which astronomical events are correlated with events on earth (e.g., with an individual's personality and biography, or with social and political trends).
  17. a belief system which claims that the positions of celestial objects can affect life on Earth
  18. is divination using celestial bodies: the sun, moon, planets, and stars.
  19. n.s. [astrologia, Lat.] The practice of foretelling things by the the knowledge of the stars; an art now generally exploded, as without reason.
  20. a non-scientific belief system in which the positions of the planets among the stars are thought to hold the key to understanding what you can expect from life.
  21. The branch of science which deals with the effects of the planets in different arrangements on human being. Besides, effect of one planet to others and vice versa is also the prime objective of the study of astrology.
  22. an ancient science that examines the action of celestial bodies upon all living beings, non-living objects, and earthly conditions, as well as their reactions to such influences. ...
  23. the non-scientific study of the influence of celestial objects on terrestrial events.
  24. For centuries, astrologers have theorized that the positioning and movement of the heavenly bodies can have enormous consequences for a person. Today, they use that information to counsel individuals about emotional, professional or health-related problems.
  25. From Greek words astro star and logia science, word, knowledge, and represents "the language of the stars."