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: the divination of the supposed influences of the stars and planets on human affairs and terrestrial events by their positions and aspects
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Even more people set their stock in astrology, hoping that the fixed position of the stars at the time of a person’s birth will explain everything about them.
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The direction of your astrology seems to be about relationships; there's so much going on in your opposite sign Aries.
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The answer, as answers tend to be in the realm of astrology, is complicated.
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The best thing about astrology is that for all its complexity, all its systems and symbols and codes, nothing is certain, and nothing is set in stone.
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The outlets to connect and educate have changed the accessibility of astrology.
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This is, simply put, a classic love connection in astrology.
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In astrology, these movements are referred to as transits.
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Friends kidded him about his fascination with astrology.
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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.
Origin and Etymology of astrology
Middle English astrologie, from Middle French, from Latin astrologia, from Greek, from astr- + -logia -logy
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First Known Use: 14th century
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ASTROLOGY Defined for English Language Learners
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: the study of how the positions of the stars and movements of the planets have a supposed influence on events and on the lives and behavior of people
ASTROLOGY Defined for Kids
: the study of the supposed influences of the stars and planets on people's lives and behavior
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