astrologer

noun (astrologers)

«astrologer» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A person who studies the stars and planets and claims to tell what will happen from them. tree →

In the lessons

in tales the wise man at a king's court who reads the stars and advises the ruler

Examples

The king called for his astrologer. tree →
The astrologer gazed at the sky all night. tree →
Marzavan had an astrologer's dress made for the prince. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

In Daniel it means one of the Babylonian wise men who claimed to read the stars and explain dreams. They could not tell the king's dream.

Interpretation. The story shows that only God, through Daniel, can reveal secrets. Tradition reads it as a lesson that the stars and magic have no real power over Israel.

Examples

The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers. (Writings DAN.5.7, JPS 1917) tree →
Daniel answered before the king, and said: 'The secret which the king hath asked can neither wise men, enchanters, magicians, nor astrologers, declare unto the king; (Writings DAN.2.27, JPS 1917) tree →
Then came in the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers; and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof. (Writings DAN.4.4, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «astrologer» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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Trees and pragmatics of «astrologer» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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