horoscope Definition

horoscope
noun

1. An astrologer's prediction of someone's future based on the position of the stars and planets at the time of their birth.
2. A map or diagram showing the positions of the stars and planets at a particular moment in time, eg at the time of someone's birth.

Derivative: horoscopic
adj

Etymology: 16c in this form and sense 2; Anglo-Saxon in its Latin form horoscopus, meaning ‘ascendent': from Greek hora hour + skopos observer.