Definition of Astralogy
Astrology, a science founded on a presumed connection between the
heavenly bodies and human destiny as more or less affected by them, a
science at one time believed in by men of such intelligence as Tacitus
and Kepler, and few great families at one time but had an astrologer
attached to them to read the horoscope of any new member of the house.
- Wikipedia
As*trol"o*gy (ăs*tr&obreve;l"&osl;*j&ybreve;),
n. [F. astrologie, L. astrologia, fr. Gr.
'astrologi`a, fr. 'astrolo`gos astronomer,
astrologer; 'asth`r star + lo`gos discourse,
le`gein to speak. See Star.] In its etymological
signification, the science of the stars; among the ancients, synonymous
with astronomy; subsequently, the art of judging of the influences
of the stars upon human affairs, and of foretelling events by their
position and aspects.
&fist; Astrology was much in vogue during the Middle Ages, and
became the parent of modern astronomy, as alchemy did of chemistry. It was
divided into two kinds: judicial astrology, which assumed to
foretell the fate and acts of nations and individuals, and natural
astrology, which undertook to predict events of inanimate nature, such
as changes of the weather, etc.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The study of the movements and relative positions of celestial bodies and their supposed influence on human affairs. Compare with Astronomy.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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