Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for AS-TROL'O-GER, or AS-TRO-LO'GI-AN
AS-TROL'A-TRYAS-TRO-LOG'IC, or AS-TRO-LOG'IC-AL
AS-TROL'O-GER, or AS-TRO-LO'GI-AN, n. [L. astrologus, of αστρον, a star, and λογος, discourse.]
- One who professes to foretell future events by the aspects and situation of the stars. Astrologian is little used. – Wotton.
- Formerly one who understood the motions of the planets, without predicting. – Raleigh.
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