astrology

as·trol·o·gy

noun \ə-ˈsträ-lə-jē\

Definition of ASTROLOGY

1

archaic : astronomy

2

: the divination of the supposed influences of the stars and planets on human affairs and terrestrial events by their positions and aspects

— as·tro·log·i·cal \ˌas-trə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ adjective

— as·tro·log·i·cal·ly \-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Origin of ASTROLOGY

Middle English astrologie, from Middle French, from Latin astrologia, from Greek, from astr- + -logia -logy

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Occult Terms

augury, censor, invocation, lucidity, metempsychosis, mojo, numinous, preternatural, weird, wraith

Rhymes with ASTROLOGY

chronology, gemology, graphology, horology, neurology, oology, pathology, psychology, technology, trichology, urology