US /ˈhɔɹəˌskoʊp/ UK /ˈhɒrəskəʊp/
noun Freq #14652

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    an astrological forecast of a person's future, often published according to their zodiac sign

    I read my horoscope in the newspaper for amusement.

  2. 2
    noun

    a chart showing the positions of celestial bodies at a particular time, especially at a person's birth

    The astrologer drew a horoscope based on her birth date.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · an astrological forecast of... astrological forecaststar reading
2 noun · a chart showing the... birth chartnatal chart
Word family
Forms horoscopes
Derived forms horoscopichoroscopist
Related forms astrologyzodiac

Etymology

From French horoscope and Latin horoscopus, ultimately from Greek hōroskopos, ‘observer of the hour,’ formed from hōra (‘hour, season’) and skopos (‘observer’). It originally denoted the celestial configuration observed at birth.

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