Astral Definition

ăstrəl

adjective

Of, relating to, emanating from, or resembling the stars.

American Heritage

Of, from, or like the stars.

Webster's New World

Of an aster in mitosis.

Webster's New World

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.

American Heritage

In theosophy, designating or of a universal substance supposedly existing at a level just beyond normal human perception.

Webster's New World

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Origin of Astral

Late Latin astrālis from Latin astrum star from Greek astron ster-³ in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Late Latin astralis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (astron, “star”).

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