astral

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as·tral / ˈastrəl/ • adj. of, connected with, or resembling the stars. ∎ of or relating to a supposed nonphysical realm of existence to which various psychic and paranormal phenomena are ascribed, and in which the physical human body is said to have a counterpart.

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

astral

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astral XVII. — late L. astrālis, f. astrum — Gr. ástron STAR; see -AL1.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

astral

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astral of or relating to a supposed non-physical realm of existence to which various psychic and paranormal phenomena are ascribed, and in which the physical human body is said to have a counterpart. The word comes (in the early 17th century) from Latin astralis, from astrum ‘star’.

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ELIZABETH KNOWLES