astrology

Meaning

Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies.

Synonyms

star divination

horoscope

horoscopy

knowledge of stars

science of astronomy

science of stars

star reader

astronomy

Translations

Astrologie

astrologie

astrología

astrologia

astrologie

αστρολογία

astrologia

astrologia

astrologia

astroloji

sterrenwichelarij

astrologìa

mathematica

astrologia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈstɹɒlədʒi/

Etymology

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”), combination form of -λόγος (-lógos, “one who speaks (in a certain manner)”). Morphologically astro- + -logy.