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STAR DIVINATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon
Synonyms:
astrology; star divination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("star divination" is a kind of...):
pseudoscience (an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions)
Domain member category:
Fish; Pisces ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces)
Aquarius; Water Bearer ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aquarius)
Capricorn; Goat ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn)
Archer; Sagittarius ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius)
Scorpio; Scorpion ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio)
Balance; Libra ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra)
Virgin; Virgo ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo)
Leo; Lion ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo)
Cancer; Crab ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer)
Gemini; Twin ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini)
Bull; Taurus ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus)
Aries; Ram ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries)
house; mansion; planetary house; sign; sign of the zodiac; star sign ((astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided)
trigon; triplicity ((astrology) one of four groups of the zodiac where each group consists of three signs separated from each other by 120 degrees)
zodiac ((astrology) a circular diagram representing the 12 zodiacal constellations and showing their signs)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "star divination"):
horoscopy (the drawing up and interpretation of horoscopes)
