English Explanatory Dictionary

astral

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to or resembling the stars; starry.
  2. Relating to an aster.
  3. 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).
noun
  1. A supernatural being from the astral plane.

Pronunciation

/ˈæstɹəl/ en-us-astral.ogg

Word forms

astral more astral most astral astrals

Etymology

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

Synonyms

starly

Related words

astrologist astrology astrometry astronomer astronomical astronomically astronomy astrophysics

Derived words

anastral astral body astral crown astral jelly astral lamp astrally astral plane astral-project astral projection astral spirit interastral monoastral periastral subastral
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