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Definition of: astral
(as′trəl) adjective
1. Of, pertaining to, coming from, or like the stars; starry.
2. Biol. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting an aster: an astral phase.
3. In alchemy, susceptible to influences from the stars: astral gold.
4. In theosophy, pertaining to or consisting of a supersensible substance supposed to pervade all space and to be refined beyond the tangible world.
—noun
1. An astral body.
2. An astral lamp. [<LL astralis <L astrum star <Gk. astron]
—as′tral·ly adverb
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