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astral

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as·tral  (strl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, emanating from, or resembling the stars.
2. Biology Of, relating to, or shaped like the mitotic aster; star-shaped.
3. Of or relating to a supersensible body believed by theosophists to coexist with and survive the death of the human physical body: an astral body; astral projection.

[Late Latin astrlis, from Latin astrum, star, from Greek astron; see ster-3 in Indo-European roots.]

astral·ly adv.

astral [ˈæstrəl]
adj
1. (Astronomy) relating to, proceeding from, consisting of, or resembling the stars an astral body
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology of or relating to the aster occurring in dividing cells
3. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) Theosophy denoting or relating to a supposed supersensible substance believed to form the material of a second body for each person, taking the form of an aura discernible to certain gifted individuals
[from Late Latin astrālis, from Latin astrum star, from Greek astron]
astrally  adv

astral  (strl)
Relating to or coming from the stars; stellar.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.astral - being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars; "an astral body"; "stellar light"
Translations
astral [ˈæstrəl]
A. ADJastral
B. CPD astral projection Nviaje m astral
astral [ˈæstrəl] adjastral(e)
astral
adjStern-; (in theosophy) → Astral-; astral matterSternmaterie f; astral projectionAstralreise f


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He burns, too, the purest of oil, in its unmanufactured, and, therefore, unvitiated state; a fluid unknown to solar, lunar, or astral contrivances ashore.
Indeed, one of his best-known poems, "The Return to the Mountains", makes mention of the projection of the astral body through space during sleep.
Never was a more lovely thought than that of the astral lamp.
 
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