different between astrology vs astral

English

Alternative forms

• astrol. (abbreviation)

Etymology

From Middle French astrologie, and its source, Latin astrologia (“astronomy”), from Ancient Greek ?????????? (astrología, “telling of the stars”), from ?????? (ástron, “star, planet, or constellation”) + -????? (-logía, “treating of”), combination form of -????? (-lógos, “one who speaks (in a certain manner)”). Morphologically astro- +? -logy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??st??l?d?i/
• Rhymes: -?l?d?i

Noun

astrology (usually uncountable, plural astrologies)

1. Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies. [from 14th c.]
   • 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 274:

     For if astronomy is the study of the movements of the heavens, then astrology is the study of the effects of those movements.

   • 2012, The Guardian, (headline), 7 Feb 2012:

     Followers of pseudosciences such as astrology often draw spurious parallels between their beliefs and established science.

Synonyms

• starcraft, astrosophy, astromancy

Related terms

• astrologer
• astrological
• astrologically
• astrologism
• judicial astrology
• natural astrology

Translations

See also

• astronomy

Further reading

• astrology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From Late Latin astralis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (ástron, “star”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?æst??l/

Adjective

astral (comparative more astral, superlative most astral)

1. Relating to or resembling the stars; starry.
2. (biology) Relating to an aster.

3. (parapsychology, theosophy) Relating to a supposed supersensible substance taking the form of an aura discernible by certain gifted individuals.

Synonyms

• (relating to stars): starly (nonstandard)

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• astral in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• astral in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Lastra, Starla, altars, ratals, talars, tarsal

French

Etymology

From Late Latin astralis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (ástron, “star”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as.t?al/

Adjective

astral (feminine singular astrale, masculine plural astraux, feminine plural astrales)

1. astral

Further reading

• “astral” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Etymology

From Late Latin astralis, from Latin astrum (“star”) + -?lis, the first element from Ancient Greek ?????? (ástron, “star”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

astral (not comparable)

1. astral

Declension

Derived terms

• Astralleib
• Astralprojektion
• Astralreise

Portuguese

Adjective

astral m or f (plural astrais, comparable)

1. astral (relating to or resembling the stars)

   Synonym: estelar

2. (parapsychology, theosophy) astral (relating to a supposed supersensible substance)

Noun

astral m (plural astrais)

1. (informal, usually with alto or baixo) vibe (the atmosphere of a person or situation)

Romanian

Etymology

From French astral, from Late Latin astr?lis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (ástron, “star”).

Adjective

astral m or n (feminine singular astral?, masculine plural astrali, feminine and neuter plural astrale)

1. astral

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin astr?lis, from Latin astrum (“star”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as?t?al/, [as?t??al]

Adjective

astral (plural astrales)

1. astral

Related terms

• astro

Further reading

• “astral” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.