单词 | dactyliomancy |
释义 | dactyliomancyn. Divination by means of a finger-ring. For methods see E. B. Tylor, Prim. Culture I. 115. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by specific objects > [noun] > finger-ring dactyliomancy1613 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage I. iv. v. 310 Dactyliomancie was a divination with Rings. 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 165 Dactylomancy. 1871 E. B. Tylor Primitive Culture I. 115 These mystic arts..are rude forms of the classical dactyliomancy. 1877 W. Jones Finger-ring Lore 112 Another method of practising Dactylomancy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1613 |
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