单词 | genethliacal |
释义 | genethliacal/ˌdʒɛnɪθˈlʌɪəkl/adjective Relating to the forecasting of a person's character and future life and circumstances, based on the relative positions of the stars and planets at the time of that person's birth; specifically designating the branch of astrology concerned with this. OriginEarly 17th century; earliest use found in Samuel Purchas (bap. 1577, d. 1626), geographical editor and compiler and Church of England clergyman. From post-classical Latin genethliacus genethliac + -al. |
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