astrology

Pronunciation: /əˈstɹɒlədʒi/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

star divination

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
pseudoscience
Narrower (hyponyms)
horoscopy

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