释义 |
ˈchaomancy rare—0. [ad. med.L. chaomantia, f. Gr. χάος chaos, in Paracelsian language = the atmosphere + µαντεία divination.]
1656Blount Glossogr., Chaomancy, a kind of divination by the air. [1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Chaomantia, amongst the enthusiastical chymists, is the art of making presages from observations on the air.] 1775in Ash, etc. |