French word

astrologue

Pronunciation

IPA/astʁolɔg/

Meaning

  • noun (m./f.)astrologer

Example

Je consulte un astrologue pour savoir mon avenir.

I consult an astrologer to learn about my future.

Illustration for astrologue (astrologer)

More examples

L'horoscope d'un astrologue est publié chaque semaine.

An astrologer's horoscope is published every week.

Core concept

A specialist who turns the positions of planets at birth into a personalized astrological reading.

Common phrases

  • consulter un astrologue

    consult an astrologer

  • aller voir un astrologue

    go see an astrologer

Similar words

astronome: A scientist who researches stars and planets using telescopes, observations, and calculations.
voyant: A person who foretells the future or offers advice through intuition or psychic insight.
tarologue: A tarot reader who provides consultations by interpreting card meanings.
cartomancien: A fortune-teller who uses cards, including tarot cards, for divination.

Definition in French

Personne qui interprète la position des astres, souvent à partir du thème natal, pour proposer des lectures du caractère, de la vie ou des événements.

Word origin

The French noun astrologue developed from Latin astrologus, which continues Greek astrologos, a compound of astron, 'star', and logos, 'account' or 'study'.

Usage tips

  • Astrologue usually refers to the practitioner, whereas a horoscope is the written or spoken reading itself, especially in general media.

Opposites

Related words

  • astrologieastrologynoun
  • astrologiqueastrologicaladjective
  • astrologiquementastrologicallyadverb

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