noun
horoscope
HOR-uh-skohp/ˈhɔːrəskəʊp/
An astrological chart of celestial positions used to assess someone's life.
The astrologer examines a horoscope showing celestial positions around a circular chart.
Etymology
The underlying image is watching the hour, especially the hour of someone's birth. Observing celestial positions at that moment provided the diagram used for an astrological forecast.
In context
People in astrology might consult their horoscope or something like that. What are the kind of everyday equivalents of prediction?
More examples
- Your exact birth time helps the astrologer prepare your horoscope.
- The twins have slightly different horoscopes because they were born minutes apart.
- She reads her daily horoscope in the newspaper.
Forms
horoscope · horoscopes
Similar words
- chart
- A general diagram, not necessarily one used in astrology.
- forecast
- A prediction rather than the astrological chart underlying it.