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Horoscope

Horoscope Meaning & Definition
Horoscope Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Horoscope?

[n] a diagram of the positions of the planets and signs of the zodiac at a particular time and place
[n] a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets

Synonyms | Synonyms for Horoscope:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Horoscope: aspect | astrodiagnosis | astrology | astromancy | genethliac astrology | genethliacism | genethliacs | genethlialogy | horoscopy | house | mansion | mundane astrology | mundane house | nativity | natural astrology | planetary house | stargazing | zodiac

See Also | diagram | forecasting | foretelling | prediction | prognostication

Horoscope In Webster's Dictionary

\Hor"o*scope\, n. [F. horoscope, L. horoscopus, fr. Gr. ?, adj., observing hours or times, esp. observing the hour of birth, n., a horoscope; ? hour + ? to view, observe. See {Hour}, and {-scope}.] 1. (Astrol.) (a) The representation made of the aspect of the heavens at the moment of a person's birth, by which the astrologer professed to foretell the events of the person's life; especially, the sign of the zodiac rising above the horizon at such a moment. (b) The diagram or scheme of twelve houses or signs of the zodiac, into which the whole circuit of the heavens was divided for the purposes of such prediction of fortune. 2. The planisphere invented by Jean Paduanus. 3. A table showing the length of the days and nights at all places. --Heyse.

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