as in divination
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
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Recent Examples of astrology
In astrology, the winter solstice marks the first day of the Capricorn season.
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Carlie Procell, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Much information can be gleaned from a natal chart, like astrology’s Big Three—the Sun, Moon and Rising (or Ascendant) signs—and this is just scratching the surface.
—Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Colman Domingo and Kieran Culkin had a wildly entertaining fight over astrology, of all topics, in a recent edition of Actors on Actors.
—James Factora, Them, 20 Dec. 2024
The thespians’ astrology debate began not even five minutes into the 45-minute-long interview.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Carlie Procell, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Much information can be gleaned from a natal chart, like astrology’s Big Three—the Sun, Moon and Rising (or Ascendant) signs—and this is just scratching the surface.
—Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Colman Domingo and Kieran Culkin had a wildly entertaining fight over astrology, of all topics, in a recent edition of Actors on Actors.
—James Factora, Them, 20 Dec. 2024
The thespians’ astrology debate began not even five minutes into the 45-minute-long interview.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Astrology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astrology. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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