astrology

«astrology» in Mova's school dictionary: The belief that the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (astrology — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) The belief that the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets and stars at the time someone is born, or on a certain day, affect people's character and what will happen to them. tree →

2) The practice of making horoscopes based on star signs (such as Aries, Leo, Capricorn). tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons astrology is contrasted with astronomy: astronomy is the science of space, while astrology is a belief with no scientific evidence that it works. In everyday life people read horoscopes in magazines for fun. Many Christians and scientists do not accept astrology. Phrases: «star sign», «horoscope», «zodiac».

examples

• Astrology says your star sign depends on your birthday. tree →
• Scientists have found no evidence that astrology predicts the future. tree →
• My aunt reads the astrology page for fun. tree →
• Astronomy is a science, but astrology is not. tree →
• Long ago, astrology and astronomy were studied together. tree →
• In astrology there are twelve signs of the zodiac. tree →
• He had been in many countries and learnt many things, including astrology. tree →

note

Do not confuse with «astronomy» (the real science of stars and planets) — a very common trap. Uncountable. Person: astrologer; adjective: astrological. «Astro-» means star.

In the corpora

• Astronomy is the science of space; astrology is a belief about stars and personality, and tests haven't shown it predicts anything.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «astrology» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.