a made-up name for a
subject that deals with
telling the
future.
Chaldea was a region in the southern part of
Babylonia, the ancient
empire in southwest
Asia which flourished from 2100 - 538 b.c. The Chaldeans were famous for studying the
stars to foretell the
future. Many present forms of fortunetelling were practiced by the priests and scholars of ancient
Chaldea. The suffix -osis means a
state,
condition or
action.
—SHSBC Binder 1 Glossary