horoscope

noun

horo·​scope ˈhȯr-ə-ˌskōp 

ˈhär-

1

: a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life

2

: an astrological forecast

Examples of horoscope in a Sentence

She checked the newspaper for her horoscope.

Recent Examples on the Web

Here are the horoscopes for today, Wednesday, April 24, 2024. —USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024

Read on for the ultimate 2024 Sagittarius horoscope, according to Kyle Thomas' predictions! —Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024

Want a link to your daily horoscope delivered directly to your inbox each weekday morning? —Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024

Even casting the monarch’s horoscope was treasonous, and treason’s death sentence was hideous: women were burned alive, men were hanged, drawn, and quartered — hanged until almost dead, eviscerated while still alive, then chopped into pieces. —Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024

For full daily and monthly horoscopes as well as expert readings, see our full Horoscopes experience. —USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024

Read on for the ultimate 2024 Libra horoscope, according to Kyle Thomas' predictions! —Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024

Read on to see what’s in store for your sign this year with your monthly tarot horoscope, Leo. —Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Apr. 2024

Your April 2024 horoscope is serving up eclipses, a Mercury Retrograde, a Mars-Saturn wall slam, and a Jupiter-Uranus great awakening. —Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English horoscopum, from Latin horoscopus, from Greek hōroskopos, from hōra + skopos watcher; akin to Greek skopein to look at — more at spy

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

horoscope

noun

horo·​scope ˈhȯr-ə-ˌskōp 

ˈhär-

1

: a diagram of the positions of planets and signs of the zodiac used by astrologers to foretell events of a person's life

2

: an astrological forecast

Etymology

Middle English horoscopum "horoscope," from Latin horoscopus (same meaning), from Greek hōroskopos, literally, "hour watcher," from hōra "hour" and skopos "watcher" — related to bishop, episcopal, scope see Word History at bishop