astrology
ensemble of traditions, beliefs and divinations that interpret the positions of the planets and other celestial bodies; along with their correlation with terrestrial events
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Summary
astrology is a superstition[1]. astrology ranks in the top 6% of superstition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,581 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: branch of pseudoscience[3], hobby[4]
- Based on: study[5]
- Subclass of: pseudoscience[6], white magic[7]
- Commons category: Astrology[8]
- Said to be the same as: astrological mythology[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Astrology[10]
- Commons gallery: Astrology[11]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Astrology[12]
- Depicted by: Allegory of Astrology[13]
- Described by source: Infernal Dictionary, 6th ed.[14], Otto's encyclopedia[15], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[17], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Pauly–Wissowa[19], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[20], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21], Kościelna encyclopedia[22], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[23], Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[24], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[25], Bṛhat Parāśara Horāśāstra[26], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27]
- Short name: astrol.[28]
- Practiced by: astrologer[29]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[30]
Why It Matters
astrology has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] astrology is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]