Genethliacism

/dʒɛˈnɛθliəsɪzəm/ noun

Definition

The practice or belief system of casting horoscopes and determining fate based on the astrological circumstances of someone's birth.

Etymology

Genethliac + -ism suffix. Emerged as a named philosophical and practical system during the height of astrology's influence in Mediterranean and Islamic cultures.

Kelly Says

Genethliacism was so popular in Renaissance Europe that kings and popes employed official genethliacists—imagine having your fate predicted by royal appointees, which actually happened!

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