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ASTROLOGY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon
Synonyms:
astrology; star divination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("astrology" is a kind of...):
pseudoscience (an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions)
Domain member category:
Fish; Pisces ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces)
Aquarius; Water Bearer ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aquarius)
Capricorn; Goat ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn)
Archer; Sagittarius ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius)
Scorpio; Scorpion ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio)
Balance; Libra ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra)
Virgin; Virgo ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo)
Leo; Lion ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo)
Cancer; Crab ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer)
Gemini; Twin ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini)
Bull; Taurus ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus)
Aries; Ram ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries)
house; mansion; planetary house; sign; sign of the zodiac; star sign ((astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided)
trigon; triplicity ((astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees)
zodiac ((astrology) a circular diagram representing the 12 zodiacal constellations and showing their signs)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "astrology"):
horoscopy (the drawing up and interpretation of horoscopes)
Derivation:
astrologer (someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moon)
astrological (relating to or concerned with astrology)
astrologist (someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moon)
Context examples:
Astrology does not indicate the name of the person in question, so there’s no way of knowing if you have since left one partner and now have a new one or if your ongoing relationship has improved substantially.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Of all possible aspects, the conjunction of two planets is always the most powerful in astrology because it sets off a new cycle—this time a beautiful new two-year cycle of financial gain for you.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Beyond all the goodies Jupiter has planned to give you (and I will list them in a moment), you will also have Jupiter in perfect angle to your Sun, what in astrology is called a trine (meaning Jupiter will be 120 degrees away from your Sun)—the most heavenly aspect of harmony that you could ever imagine.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
This year, October happened to be located at the midpoint between two eclipses, the ones we experienced on July 2 and July 16, and the ones that are coming December 25 and January 10. (Eclipses arrive every five-and-a-half months.) You don’t read a lot about midpoints because they are a mathematical term in astrology.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
