单词 | cephaleonomancy |
释义 | cephaleonomancyn. = cephalomancy n. at cephalo- comb. form 2: see quot. 1652. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > divination through animals > [noun] > by an ass's head cephaleonomancy1652 cephalomancy1693 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 165 Cephaleonomancy, [pretending to divine] by brayling of an Asses head. 1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. III. lvi. 57 Cephaleonomancy, or the art of divination by an ass's head, is a species of art magic which still flourishes in England. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1652 |
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