astral

English

Etymology

From Late Latin astralis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæstɹəl/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -æstɹəl

Adjective

astral (comparative more astral, superlative most astral)

1. Relating to or resembling the stars; starry.
   • 1669 June (first performance), John Dryden, Tyrannick Love, or, The Royal Martyr. […], London: […] H[enry] Herringman, […], published 1670, →OCLC, Act IV, scene i, page 29:

     Some Aſtral forms I muſt invoke by prayer, / Fram'd of all pureſt Atoms of the Air; [...]

2. (biology) Relating to an aster.

   astral rays

   astral sphere

3. (parapsychology, theosophy, fantasy) Composed of ethereal material or non-physical (sometimes supersensible), and capable of sometimes separating from the physical body (as an astral body) to travel to other places or to other realms of existence (in or via the astral plane).

   Coordinate term: spectral

   • 1911, Charles Webster Leadbeater, Theosophical Talks at Adyar, page 194:

     In the case of an inanimate body, […] when the physical object was broken the astral counterpart would also be divided; but it would not be possible to break an astral counterpart, and in that way to affect the physical object. In other words the act of fraction must begin on the physical plane. One could of course move a purely astral object by means of an astral hand if one wished, but not the astral counterpart of a physical object. In order to perform this latter feat it would be necessary to materialize a hand and move the physical object, when the astral counterpart would of course accompany it.

   • 2005 03, Harry Highstreet, The OOBE File, Harry, →ISBN, page 123:

     "[I could] see her astral form sitting on the edge of her bed. She was waiting for me."

   • 2011 October 11, Kristi O'Toole, Under the Moon, PublishAmerica, →ISBN:

     [He could] see her astral projection; she looked like a celestial being, holding her hand out to him. With relief rushing through his body, he called out to her, "I've got you angel, and I'm coming!" Hammering the gas the car took off […]

   • 2021 January 1, Annie Besant, Annie Besant, An Autobiography: Annie Besant, An Autobiography by Annie Besant: The Autobiography of Annie Besant, Prabhat Prakashan:

     [Other actions], such as the moving of solid articles, either by an astral hand projected to draw them towards her, or by using an Elemental; others by reading in the Astral Light, and so on. But the proof of the reality of her mission from those whom she spoke of as Masters lay not in these […]

Synonyms

• (relating to stars): starly (nonstandard)

Derived terms

• anastral
• astral body
• astral crown
• astral jelly
• astral lamp
• astrally
• astral plane
• astral-project
• astral projection
• astral spirit
• interastral
• monoastral
• periastral
• subastral

 

Related terms

Terms etymologically related to astral

• astrologist
• astrology
• astronomer
• astronomical
• astronomically
• astronomy
• astrometry
• astrophysics

Translations

relating to or resembling the stars

• Albanian: yjor (sq) m, yjore f
• Arabic: نَجْمِيّ m (najmiyy), نَجْمِيَّة f (najmiyya)
• Bulgarian: звезден (zvezden)
• Finnish: astraalinen (fi), tähti-
• French: astral (fr)
• Greek: αστρικός (el) m (astrikós), αστρώος m (astróos)
• Italian: astrale (it)
• Kazakh: жұлдыздық (jūldyzdyq), жұлдызды (jūldyzdy)
• Latin: astralis m or f
• Persian: اختری (fa) (axtari)
• Polish: astralny (pl), gwiezdny (pl)
• Portuguese: astral (pt), estelar (pt)
• Romanian: astral (ro) m or n, stelar (ro) m or n
• Russian: звёздный (ru) (zvjózdnyj)
• Spanish: astral (es), estelar (es)
• Uzbek: yulduzli (uz)
• Yakut: сулустаах (sulustaaq)

relating to a supposed supersensible substance

• Finnish: astraalinen (fi)
• Greek: αστρικός (el) m (astrikós)
• Polish: astralny (pl)
• Portuguese: astral (pt)
• Russian: астра́льный (ru) (astrálʹnyj)

Further reading

• “astral”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “astral”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Noun

astral (plural astrals)

1. (parapsychology) A supernatural being from the astral plane.
   • 2009, David Wells, David Wells's Psychic Secrets, page 112:

     Now both of you sit there and wait for any guides to come to you, any astrals or people from that life to make themselves known to you.

Anagrams

• Lastra, Starla, altars, ratals, talars, tarsal

French

Etymology

From Late Latin astrālis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as.tʁal/

• Audio:

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Adjective

astral (feminine astrale, masculine plural astraux, feminine plural astrales)

1. (relational) astral

   Synonyms: astrologique, céleste, cosmique, sidéral, zodiacal

Derived terms

• année astrale
• corps astral
• culte astral
• fluide astral
• lampe astrale
• thème astral

 

Related terms

• astre
• Astruc

 

Further reading

• “astral” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
• “astral” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
• “astral”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Etymology

From Late Latin astralis, from Latin astrum (“star”) + -ālis, the first element from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

astral (strong nominative masculine singular astraler, not comparable)

1. astral

Declension

Positive forms of astral (uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist astral	sie ist astral	es ist astral	sie sind astral
strong declension (without article)	nominative	astraler	astrale	astrales	astrale
	genitive	astralen	astraler	astralen	astraler
	dative	astralem	astraler	astralem	astralen
	accusative	astralen	astrale	astrales	astrale
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der astrale	die astrale	das astrale	die astralen
	genitive	des astralen	der astralen	des astralen	der astralen
	dative	dem astralen	der astralen	dem astralen	den astralen
	accusative	den astralen	die astrale	das astrale	die astralen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein astraler	eine astrale	ein astrales	(keine) astralen
	genitive	eines astralen	einer astralen	eines astralen	(keiner) astralen
	dative	einem astralen	einer astralen	einem astralen	(keinen) astralen
	accusative	einen astralen	eine astrale	ein astrales	(keine) astralen

Derived terms

• Astralleib
• Astralprojektion
• Astralreise

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch astraal, from Late Latin astralis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈastral]
• Hyphenation: as‧tral

Adjective

astral

1. astral:
   1. starry: relating to or resembling the stars.
   2. relating to a supposed supersensible substance taking the form of an aura discernible by certain gifted individuals.

      Synonym: gaib

Further reading

• “astral” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin astrālis. By surface analysis, astro +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /asˈtɾaw/ [asˈtɾaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /asˈtɾaw/ [asˈtɾaʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʃˈtɾaw/ [aʃˈtɾaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐʃˈtɾal/ [ɐʃˈtɾaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐʃˈtɾal/ [ɐʃˈtɾaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐʃˈtɾa.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: as‧tral

Adjective

astral m or f (plural astrais, not comparable)

1. astral (relating to or resembling the stars)

   Synonym: estelar

2. (parapsychology, theosophy) astral (relating to a supposed supersensible substance)

Derived terms

• astralmente
• corpo astral
• plano astral
• projeção astral

 

Noun

astral m (plural astrais)

1. (informal, usually with alto or baixo) vibe (the atmosphere of a person or situation)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French astral, from Late Latin astrālis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”). By surface analysis, astru +‎ -al.

Adjective

astral m or n (feminine singular astrală, masculine plural astrali, feminine and neuter plural astrale)

1. astral

Declension

Declension of astral

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	astral		astrală	astrali	astrale
	definite	astralul		astrala	astralii	astralele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	astral		astrale	astrali	astrale
	definite	astralului		astralei	astralilor	astralelor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin astrālis, from Latin astrum (“star”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asˈtɾal/ [asˈt̪ɾal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: as‧tral

Adjective

astral m or f (masculine and feminine plural astrales)

1. astral

Derived terms

• astralmente

 

Related terms

• astro

 

Further reading

• “astral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28