astral
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin astralis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]astral (comparative more astral, superlative most astral)
- 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; [...]
- (biology) Relating to an aster.
- astral rays
- astral sphere
- (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
[edit]- (relating to stars): starly (nonstandard)
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Further reading
[edit]- “astral”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “astral”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Noun
[edit]astral (plural astrals)
- (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.
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin astrālis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]astral (feminine astrale, masculine plural astraux, feminine plural astrales)
- (relational) astral
- Synonyms: astrologique, céleste, cosmique, sidéral, zodiacal
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “astral” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “astral” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- “astral”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin astralis, from Latin astrum (“star”) + -ālis, the first element from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]astral (strong nominative masculine singular astraler, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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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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[edit]Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Dutch astraal, from Late Latin astralis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”).
Pronunciation
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[edit]astral
Further reading
[edit]- “astral” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin astrālis.[1][2] By surface analysis, astro + -al.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]astral m or f (plural astrais, not comparable)
- astral (relating to or resembling the stars)
- Synonym: estelar
- (parapsychology, theosophy) astral (relating to a supposed supersensible substance)
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]astral m (plural astrais)
References
[edit]- ^ “astral”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- ^ “astral”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French astral, from Late Latin astrālis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”). By surface analysis, astru + -al.
Adjective
[edit]astral m or n (feminine singular astrală, masculine plural astrali, feminine and neuter plural astrale)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | ||||||
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Late Latin astrālis, from Latin astrum (“star”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]astral m or f (masculine and feminine plural astrales)
Derived terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “astral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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