In the United States, the laws defining what constitutes child abuse vary from state to state, but generally speaking, child abuse can take these forms: 1  physical abuse. 2  sexual abuse. 3  neglect and abandonment.  emotional or psychological abuse.
Astrotheology \As`tro*the*olo*gy\, n. [Astro- + theology.] Theology founded on observation or knowledge of the celestial bodies. --Derham. [1913 Webster]
astro- A prefix that means star (as in astrophysics), celestial body (as in astronomy), or outer space (as in astronaut).