'Horoscope' definitions:
Definition of 'horoscope'
(from WordNet)
noun
A prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets
noun
A diagram of the positions of the planets and signs of the zodiac at a particular time and place
Definition of 'Horoscope'
From: GCIDE
- Horoscope \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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The planisphere invented by Jean Paduanus. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A table showing the length of the days and nights at all places. --Heyse. Horoscoper
Synonyms of 'horoscope'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aspect,
- astrodiagnosis,
- astrology,
- astromancy,
- genethliac astrology,
- genethliacism,
- genethliacs,
- genethlialogy,
- horoscopy,
- house,
- mansion,
- mundane astrology,
- mundane house,
- nativity,
- natural astrology,
- planetary house,
- stargazing,
- zodiac