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Webster 1913 Edition

Horoscope

Hor′o-scope

,
Noun.
[F.
horoscope
, L.
horoscopus
, fr. Gr. [GREEK], adj., observing hours or times, esp. observing the hour of birth,
Noun.
, a horoscope; [GREEK] hour + [GREEK] 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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Horoscope

HOR'OSCOPE

,
Noun.
[Gr. hour, and to view or consider.]
1.
In astrology, a scheme or figure of the twelve houses, or twelve signs of the zodiac, in which is marked the disposition of the heavens at a given time, and by which astrologers formerly told the fortunes of persons, according to the position of the stars at the time of their birth.
2.
The degree or point of the heavens arising above the eastern point of the horizon at any given time when a prediction is to be made of a future event.

Definition 2024

horoscope

horoscope

English

Noun

horoscope ‎(plural horoscopes)

  1. an astrological forecast of a person's future based on such information
  2. the position of the planets and stars at the moment of someone's birth; a diagram of such positions

Translations

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French

Pronunciation

Noun

horoscope m ‎(plural horoscopes)

  1. horoscope (all senses)

Etymology

From Middle French horoscope, from Medieval Latin horoscopus, from Ancient Greek ὡροσκόπος ‎(hōroskópos), from ὥρα ‎(hṓra, “any limited time”) + σκοπός ‎(skopós, “watcher”).

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