astrology

CEFRC2

/əˈstɹɒlədʒi/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The study of how stars and planets are believed to affect people.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • She told him that she believed in astrology.

  • Tom doesn't know the difference between astronomy and astrology.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

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In context

  • Followers of pseudosciences such as astrology often draw spurious parallels between their beliefs and established science.

  • For if astronomy is the study of the movements of the heavens, then astrology is the study of the effects of those movements.

  • In some ways, astrology is perfectly suited for the internet age. There’s a low barrier to entry, and nearly endless depths to plumb if you feel like falling down a Google research hole.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.