noun
astrology
uh-STRO-luhd-zhee
noun
1
The belief system that studies the positions of stars and planets in order to predict human affairs or personality traits.
"Millions of people read their horoscopes as part of a casual interest in astrology."
How to Use Astrology
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe practice of predicting personality or events from the positions of stars and planets — not a science, unlike astronomy.
Common mistake
Astrology (horoscopes, star signs) is not the same as astronomy (the scientific study of celestial objects), even though the words look alike and share a root.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
astrologies plural
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Etymology
From Greek astrología, "telling of the stars," from ástron ("star") plus -logía ("study of").