Defn: Of or pertaining to astrology; professing or practicing astrology. "Astrologi learning." Hudibras. "Astrological prognostication." Cudworth. — As`tro*log"ic*al*ly, adv.
ASTROLOGIZE
As*trol"o*gize, v. t. & i.
Defn: To apply astrology to; to study or practice astrology.
ASTROLOGY
As*trol"o*gy, n. Etym: [F. astrologie, L. astrologia, fr. Gr. Star.]
Defn: In its etymological signification, the science of the stars; among the ancients, synonymous with astronomy; subsequently, the art of judging of the influences of the stars upon human affairs, and of foretelling events by their position and aspects.
Note: Astrology was much in vogue during the Middle Ages, and became the parent of modern astronomy, as alchemy did of chemistry. It was divided into two kinds: judicial astrology, which assumed to foretell the fate and acts of nations and individuals, and natural astrology, which undertook to predict events of inanimate nature, such as changes of the weather, etc.
ASTROMANTIC
As`tro*man"tic, a. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Of or pertaining to divination by means of the stars; astrologic. [R.] Dr. H. More.
ASTROMETEOROLOGY
As`tro*me`te*or*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Astro- + meteorology.]
Defn: The investigation of the relation between the sun, moon, and
stars, and the weather.
— As`*tro*me`te*or`o*log"ic*al, a.
— As`tro*me`te*or*ol"o*gist, n.