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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary as·trol·o·gy \\ə-ˈsträ-lə-jē\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English astrologie, from Middle French, from Latin astrologia, from Greek, from astr- + -logia -logy
DATE 14th century
1. archaic : astronomy 2. the divination of the supposed influences of the stars and planets on human affairs and terrestrial events by their positions and aspects• as·tro·log·i·cal \\ˌas-trə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\\ adjective• as·tro·log·i·cal·ly \\-k(ə-)lē\\ adverbWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged as·trol·o·gy
\əˈsträləjē, -ji\ noun( -es) Etymology: Middle English astrologie astronomy, applied astronomy, from Middle French, from Latin astrologia astronomy, from Greek, from astrologos astronomer (from astr- + logos speech, discourse) + -ia -y — more at legend 1. : divination that treats of the supposed influences of the stars upon human affairs and of foretelling terrestrial events by their positions and aspects — see judicial astrology , natural astrology ; compare horoscope 2. obsolete : astronomy astrology
late 14c., from L. astrologia "astronomy," from Gk. astrologia "telling of the stars," from astron "star" (see astro-) + -logia "treating of," comb. form of logon "one who speaks (in a certain manner)." Originally identical with astronomy, it had also a special sense of "practical astronomy, astronomy applied to prediction of events." This was divided into natural astrology "the calculation and foretelling of natural phenomenon" (tides, eclipses, etc.), and judicial astrology "the art of judging occult influences of stars on human affairs" (also known as stromancy, 1650s). Differentiation between astrology and astronomybegan late 1400s and by 17c. this word was limited to "reading influences of the stars and their effects on human destiny." Astrological is recorded from 1590s.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 astrology
as·trol·ogy / E5strClEdVi; NAmE E5strB:l- / noun[U]
the study of the positions of the stars and the movements of the planets in the belief that they influence human affairs
占星术；占星学
• astro·logic·al / 7AstrE5lCdVikl; NAmE -5lB:dV- / adj.:
astrological influences
占星术的影响
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