Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The study of the positions and motions of celestial bodies in the belief that they have an influence on the course of natural earthly occurrences and human affairs.
- noun Obsolete Astronomy.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The science or doctrine of the stars; practical astronomy; astronomy in its earliest form.
- noun An old name for the plant bistort, Polygonum Bistorta.
- noun That branch of astrology which professes to predict natural effects, as changes of the weather, winds, storms, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun 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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
study of themovements and relative positions ofcelestial bodies and their supposedinfluence on humanaffairs .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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As a wry aside: The Heretic, if you place any credence in astrology, is most likely a Libra.
Critique From HereNow Hal Duncan 2009
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The word astrology comes from astro and logos, literally meaning the language of the stars.
Astrology for Enlightenment Michelle Karén 2008
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The history and geography of the world were familiar to his memory: the lives of the heroes of the East, perhaps of the West, 6 excited his emulation: his skill in astrology is excused by the folly of the times, and supposes some rudiments of mathematical science; and a profane taste for the arts is betrayed in his liberal invitation and reward of the painters of
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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Consider the answer Behe provided to this question about the scientific allies of intelligent design posed by ACLU attorney Eric Rothschild: "But you are clear, under your definition, the definition that sweeps in intelligent design, astrology is also a scientific theory, correct?"
Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D.: USA Today: Decrying Scientific Ignorance While Endorsing Creationism? Ph.D. Michael Zimmerman 2010
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She believes in astrology, blaming or praising May and me for one thing or another because we were born in the Year of the Sheep and the Year of the Dragon, respectively. next »
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She believes in astrology, blaming or praising May and me for one thing or another because we were born in the Year of the Sheep and the Year of the Dragon, respectively. next »
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It was only after my son was born and I had a friend who was interested in astrology, especially the influence of the moon, that I got to understand better about the cycles of the moon and those horse stud calendars all made more sense to me.
The Lunar Writer: 10 Tips for Using the Dark Moon « Write Anything 2009
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Consider the answer Behe provided to this question about the scientific allies of intelligent design posed by ACLU attorney Eric Rothschild: "But you are clear, under your definition, the definition that sweeps in intelligent design, astrology is also a scientific theory, correct?"
Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D.: USA Today: Decrying Scientific Ignorance While Endorsing Creationism? Ph.D. Michael Zimmerman 2010
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As we already know astrology is wrong, there's no need to get it right, is there?
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I have to admit, the equation of global warming denialism to astrology is quite apt.
bilby commented on the word astrology
Uffa, WordNet has it in for the astrologers! And how!
October 10, 2008
vanishedone commented on the word astrology
It's also forgotten about the constellations of the Zodiac, despite the etymology of astrology.
October 11, 2008
Hondoe commented on the word astrology
Astrology has had a revered place in most ancient cultures. While modern science, and Western religions throughout the ages, have been adversarial to astrology, and created a disparaging view of astrology, with the advent of personal computer astrology software and accurate birth times (the Achilles Heel of natal astrology is the dependency upon accurate birth times), astrology is experiencing a renascence.
There are now many different and active schools of astrology including Vedic, Modern Western, Medieval, Cosmobiology, Hellenistic, Huber, Chinese, Tibetan, Mayan, and more.
June 9, 2009