astral

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin astralis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæstɹəl/

• Audio (US):

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Adjective

astral (comparative more astral, superlative most astral)

1. Relating to or resembling the stars; starry.
   • (Can we date this quote by John Dryden and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     Some astral forms I must invoke by prayer.

2. (biology) Relating to an aster.

   astral rays; astral sphere

3. (parapsychology, theosophy) Relating to a supposed supersensible substance taking the form of an aura discernible by certain gifted individuals.

Synonyms

• (relating to stars): starly (nonstandard)

Derived terms

Terms derived from astral

• astral body
• astral crown

• astrally
• astral projection
• subastral

Related terms

Terms etymologically related to astral

• astrologist
• astrology
• astronomer

• astronomical
• astronomically
• astronomy

• astrometry
• astrophysics

Translations

relating to or resembling the stars

• Arabic: نَجْمِيّ m (najmiyy), نَجْمِيَّة f (najmiyya)
• Bulgarian: звезден (zvezden)
• Finnish: astraalinen (fi)
• French: astral (fr)
• Greek: αστρικός (el) m (astrikós), αστρώος m (astróos)
• Interlingue:
• Italian: astrale (it)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Kazakh: жұлдыздық (jūldyzdyq), жұлдызды (jūldyzdy)
• Persian: اختری (fa) (axtarī)
• Portuguese: astral (pt), estelar (pt)
• Romanian: astral (ro) m or n, stelar (ro) m or n
• Russian: звёздный (ru) (zvjózdnyj)
• Spanish: astral (es), estelar (es)
• Uzbek: yulduzli (uz)
• Yakut: сулустаах (sulustaaq)

relating to a supposed supersensible substance

• Greek: αστρικός (el) m (astrikós)
• Interlingue:
• Portuguese: astral (pt)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: астра́льный (ru) (astrálʹnyj)

Further reading

• “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.

Anagrams

• Lastra, Starla, altars, talars, tarsal

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French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin astralis, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin astrum (“star”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as.tʁal/

• Audio:

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Adjective

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

1. astral

Further reading

• “astral”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

astral (not comparable)

1. astral

Derived terms

• Astralleib
• Astralprojektion
• Astralreise

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Portuguese

Adjective

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

Synonyms

• (relating to or resembling the stars): estelar

Noun

astral m (plural astrais)

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

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Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Late Latin astrālis, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin astrum (“star”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asˈtɾal/

Adjective

1. astral

Related terms

• astro