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• Astrology — • The supposed science which determines the influence of the stars, especially of the five older planets, on the fate of man Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Astrology     Astrology …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Astrology and astronomy — are historically one and the same discipline (Latin: astrologia ), and were only gradually recognized as separate in western 17th century philosophy (the Age of Reason ). Since the 18th century they have come to be regarded as completely separate …   Wikipedia

• Astrology in medieval Islam — Astrology in medieval Islam …   Wikipedia

• ASTROLOGY — ASTROLOGY, the study of the supposed influence of the stars on human events and the predictions based on this study. Bible and Apocrypha There is no explicit mention of astrology in the Bible, but two biblical passages dealing with the diviner… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Astrology and the classical elements — Astrology has used the concept of classical elements from antiquity up until the present. In Western astrology and Indian astrology four elements are used, namely Fire, Earth, Air and Water. Chinese astrology uses a different system of elements… …   Wikipedia

• Astrology — As*trol o*gy ([a^]s*tr[o^]l [ o]*j[y^]), 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• astrology — late 14c., from L. astrologia astronomy, the science of the heavenly bodies, from Gk. astrologia telling of the stars, from astron star (see ASTRO (Cf. astro )) + logia treating of (see LOGY (Cf. logy)). Originally identical with ASTRONOMY (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

• astrology vs astronomy —   Astrology (n) The study of the movements and positions of the sun, moon, planets and stars, and the skill of describing the expected effect that some people believe these have on the character and behaviour of humans.   For example: I always… …   English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

• astrology vs astronomy —   Astrology (n) The study of the movements and positions of the sun, moon, planets and stars, and the skill of describing the expected effect that some people believe these have on the character and behaviour of humans.   For example: I always… …   English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

• astrology — [ə sträl′ə jē] n. [ME astrologie < L & Gr astrologia, astronomy, astrology < astron, STAR + logia, LOGY] 1. Historical primitive astronomy 2. a system of methods, theories, etc. based on the assumption that the positions of the moon, sun,… …   English World dictionary

• astrology — [n] prophesy of the future by observation of stars and planets astrometry, horoscope; concept 70 …   New thesaurus