1
: of, relating to, or coming from the stars
astral influences
unusual astral occurrences
2
: of or relating to a mitotic or meiotic aster
3
: of or consisting of a supersensible substance held in theosophy to be next above the tangible world in refinement
Examples of astral in a Sentence
gave the astronomy students the assignment of charting astral movement for the next month
after his film became an unexpected blockbuster, the director was suddenly welcome in the most astral circles of Hollywood society
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These are some of the building blocks of life as well as the basic material that forms planets and other astral bodies.
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
The deaths of notable people close to eclipses — including French Emperor Louis the Pious on May 5, 840 and the Prophet Mohammad's son Ibrahim on Jan. 27, 632 — further tied negative beliefs to the astral event.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2024
The designer shared her inspirational mood boards mixing mythological elements, fabrics, color palette and astral references.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 3 Feb. 2025
Much is slid under the saucer of Alice Coltrane’s Monument Eternal (Akashic Books, $19.95), which also pursues formlessness and maternal hardship, albeit from the cryptic climes of the astral plane.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025
The deaths of notable people close to eclipses — including French Emperor Louis the Pious on May 5, 840 and the Prophet Mohammad's son Ibrahim on Jan. 27, 632 — further tied negative beliefs to the astral event.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2024
The designer shared her inspirational mood boards mixing mythological elements, fabrics, color palette and astral references.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 3 Feb. 2025
Much is slid under the saucer of Alice Coltrane’s Monument Eternal (Akashic Books, $19.95), which also pursues formlessness and maternal hardship, albeit from the cryptic climes of the astral plane.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Astral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astral. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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astral
adjective
as·tral
ˈas-trəl 
: of or relating to the stars
Medical Definition
astral
adjective
as·tral
ˈas-trəl
: of or relating to a mitotic or meiotic aster
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