astrology
/əˈstɹɒlədʒi/
astrology noun: divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies.
Noun
astrology (usually uncountable, plural astrologies)
- Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies.
- For if astronomy is the study of the movements of the heavens, then astrology is the study of the effects of those movements.1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 274
- Followers of pseudosciences such as astrology often draw spurious parallels between their beliefs and established science.2012, The Guardian, (headline), 7 Feb 2012
- Synonyms:
- starcraft, astromancy
astrology meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
astrology in Hindi
- star divination
- ज्योतिष jyotiṣ
astrology in Tamil
- சோதிடம், ஆரூடம், வான்குறியியல், கணியம், கணித்துக்கூறல்
astrology in Marathi
- ज्योतिषशास्त्र, ज्योतिष
astrology in Urdu
- علم جوتش
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- astrology in Bengali
- জ্যোতিষ, নক্ষত্রবিদ্যা, জ্যোতির্বিদ্যা
- astrology in Telugu
- జ్యోతిషము jyōtiṣamu, జోస్యం jōsyaṁ
- astrology in Malayalam
- ജ്യോതിഷം jyōtiṣaṁ
- astrology in Kannada
- ಜ್ಯೋತಿಷ jyōtiṣa
- astrology in Punjabi
- ਜੋਤਸ਼ jotaś
- astrology in Gujarati
- જ્યોતિષ jyotiṣ
- astrology in Odia
- ଜଉତିଷ Jautisha
- astrology in Sanskrit
- ज्योतिष jyotiṣa
- astrology in Sinhala
- ජෝතිෂ්යය jōtiṣyaya
- astrology in Nepali
- ज्योतिष jyotiṣ
- astrology in Tagalog
- astrolohiya
- astrology in Arabic
- تَنْجِيم tanjīm
- astrology in Malay
- astrologi, ilmu nujum, kaji bintang
- astrology in Indonesian
- astrologi
- astrology in Persian
- ستارهشناسی, نجوم, اخترگویی axtarguyi
- astrology in Thai
- โหราศาสตร์ hǒo-raa-sàat, นักษัตรวิทยา nák-sàt-dtrà-wít-tá-yaa
- astrology in Vietnamese
- chiêm tinh học
- astrology in Myanmar
- ဗေဒင် bedang, ဟူးရား hu:ra:, ဝေဒ weda.
Examples of astrology in a sentence
- The concept of a duodecennial "Jupiter return" in Western astrology arose from similar concerns.
- Rumour has it that it involves calculus, astrology, quantum mechanics and the use of dice.
- This will, I hope, be my last post about astrology for a while.
Synonyms of astrology
Forms of astrology
| plural | astrologies |
|---|---|
| alternative abbreviation | astrol. |
Origin of astrology
From Middle French astrologie, and its source, Latin astrologia (“astronomy”), from Ancient Greek ἀστρολογία (astrología, “telling of the stars”), from ἄστρον (ástron, “star, planet, or constellation”) + -λογία (-logía, “treating of”), a combination form of -λόγος (-lógos, “one who speaks (in a certain manner)”). Morphologically astro- + -logy.
Words formed from astrology
Words that rhyme with astrology
- homology
- topology
- technology
- mythology
- ontology
- theology
- typology
- aetiology
- anthology
- archaeology
- biology
- buttonology
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- etymology
- pathology
- phraseology
- psychology
- scatology
- tautology
- apology
- cosmology
- cryptology
- ecology
- neurology
- teleology
- aerology
- anthropology
- arcology
- Christology
- cohomology
- cosmetology
- cytology
- deontology
- epistemology
- eschatology
- ethology
- eucology
- geology
- gerontology
- graphology
- haplology
- heterology
- hydrology
- ideology
- lepidopterology
- oology
- phonology
- radiology
- tricknology
- xenobiology
- zoology
- zymology
- acanthology
- acarology
- accidentology
- acology
- acridology
- actinology
- aeromycology
- alcohology
- appropriate technology
Questions about astrology
- What does astrology mean?
- Astrology means divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies.
- What is astrology in Hindi?
- Astrology in Hindi is ज्योतिष (jyotiṣ). See Astrology meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is astrology?
- Astrology is a noun.
- How do you pronounce astrology?
- Astrology is pronounced /əˈstɹɒlədʒi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of astrology?
- The plural of astrology is astrologies.
Words near astrology in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: astrology (page history and authors); astrology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); astrology (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); astrology (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); astrology (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); జోస్యం (Telugu) (page history and authors); ਜੋਤਸ਼ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); જ્યોતિષ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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