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† astroˈlogian, n. and a. Obs.
Also 4 astrologen, 4–6 -ien.
[a. OF. astrologien, f. astrologie, or L. astrologia, as if ad. L. *astrologi-ānus; cf. chrestien, italien, etc. Subseq. assimilated to L. spelling: cf. theologian. (Accented aˈstrologen, -ian, from 14th to 17th c.)]
A. n. A professor of astrology, an astrologer.
c1386Chaucer Wife's Prol. 324 The wise Astrologen [so 3 MS.; -ien 2; -es 1] daun Ptholomé. c1391― Astrol. Prol. 2, I nam but a lewd compilatour of the labour of olde Astrolog[i]ens. 1483Caxton Cato Dij, He made all hys astrologiens to be gadred..to gyder. 1570Dee Math. Pref. 25 The common and vulgare Astrologien, or Practiser. 1583Bible Dan. ii. 2 The inchanters, and the astrologians, and the sorcerers. 1630J. Taylor Wks. i. 68/1 The Jewes, th' Egyptians, Caldies, Persians, Devised Arts and were Astrologians. 1693Phil. Trans. XVII. 799 These excluded the Astrologians and Diviners from their Habitations.
B. adj. Dealing with astrology, astrological.
1621Burton Anat. Mel. i. ii. i. iv, Amongst those astrologian treatises. 1646Gaule Cases Consc. 26 The Astrologian, Starre-gazing, Planetary, Prognosticating Witch. |