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  • 101astral body — 1. Astron. a star, planet, comet, or other heavenly body. 2. Theosophy. See under astral (def. 3). [1685 95] * * * …

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  • 102astral plane — noun plane of existence according to esoteric philosophies, some religious teachings and New Age thought Syn: astral world, desire world …

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  • 103astral body — /ˈæstrəl bɒdi/ (say astruhl bodee) noun Theosophy a body separate from, but corresponding to, the human body and surviving it in death, but made of astral (def. 3) substance …

  • 104astral projection — /æstrəl prəˈdʒɛkʃən/ (say astruhl pruh jekshuhn) noun → astral travel …

  • 105astral spirit — /æstrəl ˈspɪrət/ (say astruhl spiruht) noun 1. a celestial intelligence (such as the soul of a dead person, a demon, etc.) 2. Theosophy a spirit composed of astral substance …

  • 106astral travel — /æstrəl ˈtrævəl/ (say astruhl travuhl) noun an out of body experience in which the spirit seems to separate from the body and travel independently to the spirit world. Also, astral projection …

  • 107astral trip — /æstrəl ˈtrɪp/ (say astruhl trip) noun a particular experience of astral travel …

  • 108astral lamp — noun : an Argand lamp so constructed that no interruption of the light upon the table is made by the flattened ring shaped reservoir containing the oil * * * astral lamp, an oil lamp so made that it casts no shadow on the table below …

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  • 109astral spirit — noun 1. : one of various celestial intelligences (as the souls of dead men, demons, or spirits originating in fire) formerly thought to live in and control the movements of stars and planets 2. theosophy : a spirit composed of astral substance …

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  • 110ASTRAL — ALE. adj. Qui appartient aux astres, ou Qui offre quelque rapport avec les astres. Année astrale, Le temps que le soleil emploie à revenir au point du ciel d où il était parti.  Lampe astrale, Lampe construite de manière que sa flamme éclaire les …

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