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astral

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English

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Etymology

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From Late Latin astrālis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”).

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæstɹəl/
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  • Rhymes: -æstɹəl

Adjective

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astral (comparative more astral, superlative most astral)

  1. Relating to or resembling the stars; starry.
    • 1669 June (first performance), John Dryden, Tyrannick Love, or, The Royal Martyr. […], London: […] H[enry] Herringman, […], published 1670, →OCLC, Act IV, scene i, page 29:
      Some Aſtral forms I muſt invoke by prayer, / Fram'd of all pureſt Atoms of the Air; [...]
    • 2015, Steve Silberman, chapter 1, in Megan Newman, editor, NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, New York: Avery, →ISBN, page 27:
      The first thing a visitor arriving by carriage from London would have noticed was that eighty-foot pole aimed at the sky, supported by huge struts near the base. Contrary to local rumors, it was not an instrument of divination but a towering mount for one of Cavendish’s telescopes. Upon renting the estate in 1785, he immediately sketched out a design for this impressive piece of equipment, a crucial adjunct to his plan to convert the upper floor of the house into an astral observatory, complete with a transit room for recording the positions of stars as they traversed the meridian.
  2. (biology) Relating to an aster.
    astral rays
    astral sphere
  3. (parapsychology, theosophy, fantasy) Composed of ethereal material or non-physical (sometimes supersensible), and capable of sometimes separating from the physical body (as an astral body) to travel to other places or to other realms of existence (in or via the astral plane).
    Coordinate term: spectral
    • 1911, Charles Webster Leadbeater, Theosophical Talks at Adyar, page 194:
      In the case of an inanimate body, […] when the physical object was broken the astral counterpart would also be divided; but it would not be possible to break an astral counterpart, and in that way to affect the physical object. In other words the act of fraction must begin on the physical plane. One could of course move a purely astral object by means of an astral hand if one wished, but not the astral counterpart of a physical object. In order to perform this latter feat it would be necessary to materialize a hand and move the physical object, when the astral counterpart would of course accompany it.
    • 2005 03, Harry Highstreet, The OOBE File, Harry, →ISBN, page 123:
      "[I could] see her astral form sitting on the edge of her bed. She was waiting for me."
    • 2011 October 11, Kristi O'Toole, Under the Moon, PublishAmerica, →ISBN:
      [He could] see her astral projection; she looked like a celestial being, holding her hand out to him. With relief rushing through his body, he called out to her, "I've got you angel, and I'm coming!" Hammering the gas the car took off […]
    • 2021 January 1, Annie Besant, Annie Besant, An Autobiography: Annie Besant, An Autobiography by Annie Besant: The Autobiography of Annie Besant, Prabhat Prakashan:
      [Other actions], such as the moving of solid articles, either by an astral hand projected to draw them towards her, or by using an Elemental; others by reading in the Astral Light, and so on. But the proof of the reality of her mission from those whom she spoke of as Masters lay not in these […]

Synonyms

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  • (relating to stars): starly (nonstandard)

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Noun

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astral (plural astrals)

  1. (parapsychology) A supernatural being from the astral plane.
    • 2009, David Wells, David Wells's Psychic Secrets, page 112:
      Now both of you sit there and wait for any guides to come to you, any astrals or people from that life to make themselves known to you.

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Aragonese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /asˈtɾal/
  • Syllabification: as‧tral
  • Rhymes: -al

Noun

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astral f (plural astrals, diminutive astraleta)

  1. alternative form of estral

Catalan

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Late Latin astrālis, from Latin astrum (“star”).

Adjective

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astral m or f (masculine and feminine plural astrals)

  1. astral

Etymology 2

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Noun

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astral f (plural astrals)

  1. (dialectal) alternative form of destral

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French

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Etymology

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From Late Latin astrālis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”).

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astral (feminine astrale, masculine plural astraux, feminine plural astrales)

  1. (relational) astral
    Synonyms: astrologique, céleste, cosmique, sidéral, zodiacal

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Galician

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Late Latin astrālis. By surface analysis, astro +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /asˈtɾal/ [as̺ˈt̪ɾɑɫ]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Hyphenation: as‧tral

Adjective

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astral m or f (plural astrais)

  1. astral

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German

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Etymology

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From Late Latin astralis, from Latin astrum (“star”) + -ālis, the first element from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”).

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Adjective

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astral (strong nominative masculine singular astraler, not comparable)

  1. astral

Declension

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Positive forms of astral (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist astral sie ist astral es ist astral sie sind astral
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative astraler astrale astrales astrale
genitive astralen astraler astralen astraler
dative astralem astraler astralem astralen
accusative astralen astrale astrales astrale
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der astrale die astrale das astrale die astralen
genitive des astralen der astralen des astralen der astralen
dative dem astralen der astralen dem astralen den astralen
accusative den astralen die astrale das astrale die astralen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein astraler eine astrale ein astrales (keine) astralen
genitive eines astralen einer astralen eines astralen (keiner) astralen
dative einem astralen einer astralen einem astralen (keinen) astralen
accusative einen astralen eine astrale ein astrales (keine) astralen

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch astraal, from Late Latin astralis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈastral]
  • Hyphenation: as‧tral

Adjective

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astral (comparative lebih astral, superlative paling astral)

  1. astral:
    1. starry: relating to or resembling the stars
    2. relating to a supposed supersensible substance taking the form of an aura discernible by certain gifted individuals
      Synonym: gaib

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr
Proto-Hellenic *astḗr
Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr)
Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron)bor.
Latin astrum
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Late Latin astrālislbor.
Portuguese astral

    Learned borrowing from Late Latin astrālis.[1][2] By surface analysis, astro +‎ -al.

    Pronunciation

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    • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
    • Hyphenation: as‧tral

    Adjective

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    astral m or f (plural astrais, not comparable)

    1. astral (relating to or resembling the stars)
      Synonym: estelar
    2. (parapsychology, theosophy) astral (relating to a supposed supersensible substance)

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    Noun

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    astral m (plural astrais)

    1. (informal, usually with alto or baixo) vibe (the atmosphere of a person or situation)

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    References

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    1. ^ “astral”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
    2. ^ “astral”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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    Romanian

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from French astral, from Late Latin astrālis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”). By surface analysis, astru +‎ -al.

    Adjective

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    astral m or n (feminine singular astrală, masculine plural astrali, feminine/neuter plural astrale)

    1. astral

    Declension

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    Declension of astral
    singular plural
    masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
    nominative-
    accusative     		indefinite astral astrală astrali astrale
    definite astralul astrala astralii astralele
    genitive-
    dative     		indefinite astral astrale astrali astrale
    definite astralului astralei astralilor astralelor

    Spanish

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /asˈtɾal/ [asˈt̪ɾal]
    • Rhymes: -al
    • Syllabification: as‧tral

    Etymology 1

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    Borrowed from Late Latin astrālis, from Latin astrum (“star”).

    Adjective

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    astral m or f (masculine and feminine plural astrales)

    1. astral
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    Etymology 2

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    Noun

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    astral m (plural astrales)

    1. (Aragon) alternative form of destral

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