astrology

== English == === Alternative forms === astrol. (abbreviation) === 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”), a combination form of -λόγος (-lógos, “one who speaks (in a certain manner)”). Morphologically astro- +‎ -logy. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /əˈstɹɒlədʒi/ Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi === Noun === astrology (usually uncountable, plural astrologies) Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies. [from 14th c.] 2012, The Guardian, (headline), 7 Feb 2012: Followers of pseudosciences such as astrology often draw spurious parallels between their beliefs and established science. ==== Synonyms ==== starcraft, astromancy ==== Hypernyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== astrologer astrological astrologically astrologism astrosophy ==== Translations ==== === See also === astronomy === Further reading === astrology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia