genethlialogy
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun The art of calculating nativities by astrology, or predicting the course of a child's life from the positions of the planets, zodiac, etc., at the instant of birth.
Examples
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The basic methods of Indian genethlialogy are not surprisingly, then, similar to those of its Hellenistic counterpart.
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As in the Christian world, so in Islam genethlialogy met with strong religious opposition, primarily over the questions of free will and of the illimitable nature of Allah's power.
Note
The word 'genethlialogy' comes from Greek roots meaning 'birth' and 'speech'.
