Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, emanating from, or resembling the stars.
- adjective Biology Of, relating to, or shaped like the mitotic aster; star-shaped.
- adjective Of or relating to a supersensible body believed by theosophists to coexist with and survive the death of the human physical body.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Belonging to the stars; starry.
- Specifically, in theosophy, an epithet descriptive of a supersensible substance supposed to pervade all space and enter into all bodies; odic; biogenic.
- noun In theosophy, an astral form or body.
- In cytology, of or pertaining to an aster: as, the astral rays in the karyokinetic or mitotic division-figure of the cell.
- In some geologic classifications, noting the primitive period or era in the earth's history characterized as “that of the fluid globe, having a heavy vaporous envelop containing the future water of the globe or its dissociated elements and other heavy vapors or gases.”
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to, coming from, or resembling, the stars; starry; starlike.
- adjective (Biol.) Of or pertaining to an aster.
- adjective (Theosophy) Consisting of, belonging to, or designating, a kind of supersensible substance alleged to be next above the tangible world in refinement; ; the
astral plane. - adjective an Argand lamp so constructed that no shadow is cast upon the table by the flattened ring-shaped reservoir in which the oil is contained.
- adjective spirits formerly supposed to live in the heavenly bodies or the aërial regions, and represented in the Middle Ages as fallen angels, spirits of the dead, or spirits originating in fire.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Relating to or resembling the
stars ;starry . - adjective theosophy Relating to a supposed
supersensible substance taking the form of anaura discernible to certain gifted individuals.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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While in astral projecting, one may leave the body in one point of time and send the consciousness to another, there is still a linear traveling from set point A to set point B.
The Tail Section » Your Voice: Explanation of Dharma, Richard, Locke and The Vault 2008
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One of my friends believed fiercely in astral travel and "operating at a distance" (telekinesis on things outside your visual range; I presume he believed in simple telekinesis as well).
Common Miracles eddvick 2007
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He further believes in astral projection … an a couple of other ummmm … non-scientific ideas.
Behe and Astrology 2006
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When we sleep, we enter what is known as the astral plane or astral world, where reality is completely different from what we know in our waking hours.
CREATE YOUR OWN FUTURE Jennifer Ann Daddio 2003
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When we sleep, we enter what is known as the astral plane or astral world, where reality is completely different from what we know in our waking hours.
CREATE YOUR OWN FUTURE Jennifer Ann Daddio 2003
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Sometimes it moves around in this lifetime, too; this is called astral projection.
Where To Park Your Broomstick Lauren Manoy 2002
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Sometimes it moves around in this lifetime, too; this is called astral projection.
Where To Park Your Broomstick Lauren Manoy 2002
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Bernie was obsessed with the idea of astral travel.
Sparks Laura Bickle 2010
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Bernie was obsessed with the idea of astral travel.
Sparks Laura Bickle 2010
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Bernie was obsessed with the idea of astral travel.
Sparks Laura Bickle 2010
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