Horoscope

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  horoscope
       n 1: a prediction of someone's future based on the relative
            positions of the planets
       2: a diagram of the positions of the planets and signs of the
          zodiac at a particular time and place

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "horoscope":
     aspect, astrodiagnosis, astrology, astromancy,
     genethliac astrology, genethliacism, genethliacs, genethlialogy,
     horoscopy, house, mansion, mundane astrology, mundane house,
     nativity, natural astrology, planetary house, stargazing, zodiac