astrology
noun
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The Difference Between Astronomy and Astrology
Some may find it easy to confuse astronomy and astrology. At one time, these two words actually were synonymous (that is, astronomy once meant what astrology means today), but they have since moved apart from each other. In current use, astronomy is concerned with “the study of objects and matter outside the earth's atmosphere,” while astrology is the purported divination of how stars and planets influence our lives. Put bluntly, astronomy is a science, and astrology is not.
Examples of astrology in a Sentence
Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
This, of course, was met with swift backlash from the astrology community.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Western or tropical astrology — most often cited in pop culture — is based on the study of the earth’s seasons, which accounts for the procession of the equinox, as ancient astrologers predicted those shifts in degrees.
—Quispe López, Them., 9 Sep. 2025
Lunar eclipses can be energetically powerful and intensely emotional—in astrology, the moon represents our feelings, subconscious, and inner world, after all.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Astrology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astrology. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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