astrology

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  1. noun The study of the positions and aspects of celestial bodies in the belief that they have an influence on the course of natural earthly occurrences and human affairs.
  2. noun Obsolete Astronomy.

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  • And they tell us that even if we do it by astrology, they’re happy. —  Luca Turin on the science of scent
  • In Chinese astrology, a person's traits, character, success and happiness can be determined through his or her zodiac. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • But Chinese astrology, aside from basing the zodiacs on the person's birth year, also determines the characteristics and traits of a person through the months (inner animals) and the hours (secret animals). —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Although tarot is known as something that is as accurate as astrology, there is still a growing tarot service market that is ever increasing through new mediums. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Since I'm not really into astrology, the laughter at the incorrect star sign was much appreciated after the way the day had panned out - so I'm glad she gave it to me. —  Do you have an Extra Large in this?
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  1. Middle English astrologie, from Old French, from Latin astrologia, from Greek astrologiā : astro-, astro- + -logiā, -logy.

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  1. from Middle English astrology, astrologie, from Old French astrologie = Spanish astrologīa = Portuguese Italian astrologia, from Latin astrologia, from Greek ἀστρολογία, astronomy, later astrology, from ἀστρολόγος, an astronomer, literally speaking about stars, from ἂστρον, a star, + λέγειν, speak: see -ology.
 

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