astrology
noun
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The Difference Between Astronomy and Astrology
Some may find it easy to confuse astronomy and astrology. At one time, these two words actually were synonymous (that is, astronomy once meant what astrology means today), but they have since moved apart from each other. In current use, astronomy is concerned with “the study of objects and matter outside the earth's atmosphere,” while astrology is the purported divination of how stars and planets influence our lives. Put bluntly, astronomy is a science, and astrology is not.
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Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 31 July 2025
Today, there are 12 practitioners at Tea & Tarot that do a variety of things including Akashic records, tea leaf readings, angel numbers and numerology, herbal facials, tarot, herbal tarot, crone magic, astrology, mediumship and animal communication.
—Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2025
Detectives said the woman initially visited a business in Hicksville, N.Y., on July 3 called Anjana Ji that offers astrology services such as psychic readings, according to its website.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 21 July 2025
With black cats and skeleton iconography sprinkled throughout, this collection is a spiritual successor to last year’s astrology craze, only with more glitter.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 June 2025
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“Astrology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astrology. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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