| 释义 |
hieroscopy|haɪəˈrɒskəpɪ|
[ad. Gr. ἱεροσκοπία, f. ἱερά sacrifices, victims + -σκοπία view (-scopy). Cf. F. hiéroscopie (Littré).]
= hieromancy 1.
1727–41Chambers Cycl., Hieroscopy, a kind of divination, performed by considering the victim, and observing every thing that occurs during the course of the sacrifice. |