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]
(Astron.) the arc which measures the least distance from the sun at which, when the sun is below the horizon, a star or planet emerging from his rays becomes visible. Beatific vision. (Theol.) the immediate sight of God in heaven.