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astrology has definition The belief that human affairs and people's personalities and characters are influenced by (or encoded in) the positions of the planets. has source: Ferris, T. 1988 Coming of Age in the Milky Way, Morrow, 2001-09-27 09:34:03.0
has definition Divination using the positions of the planets, the Sun and the Moon as seen against the stars in the constellations of the zodiac - a "science" almost as old as homo sapiens. Although at one stage in history astrology and astronomy were almost synonymous- the latter has advanced so far during the last three centuries that the two now bear little relation to each other. has source: Abbot, D. 1984 Astronomers, Peter Bedrick Books, New York, 2001-09-27 09:34:03.0
is a kind of outdated belief

astrology	has definition The belief that human affairs and people's personalities and characters are influenced by (or encoded in) the positions of the planets.
	has definition Divination using the positions of the planets, the Sun and the Moon as seen against the stars in the constellations of the zodiac - a "science" almost as old as homo sapiens. Although at one stage in history astrology and astronomy were almost synonymous- the latter has advanced so far during the last three centuries that the two now bear little relation to each other.
	is a kind of outdated belief