aeromancy
See also: aëromancy
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
aero- + -mancy, from Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros, “air”) and μαντεία (manteía, “prophecy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeə.ɹə.mæn.si/
Noun
aeromancy (uncountable)
- Divination by use of atmospheric conditions.
- "heromancy" -- OED, 1546
- "If these apparitions are in the Ayre, then it is called Aeromancie." -- Astrologaster, J. Melton, 1620
- "Have you a mind, quoth Her Trippa, to have the truth of the matter yet more fully and amply disclosed unto you by..aeromancy, whereof Aristophanes in his Clouds maketh great estimation..?" -- Works of Rabelais III, 1951
- "heromancy" -- OED, 1546
Related terms
- austromancy
- anemoscopy
- nephomancy
- ceraunoscopy
- chaomancy
- cometomancy
- meteoromancy
Translations
divination by use of atmospheric conditions
|
|
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.