Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Astrology
astrology, n. [Fr. < L. < Gk 'account of the stars'.]
Horoscope reading; occult science; star divination; fortune-telling by the position of stars and planets; practical application of astronomy to human relations; [NW] “This science … supposed the heavenly bodies to have a ruling influence over the physical and moral world.”
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