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单词 dactyliomancy
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dactyliomancyn.

/dakˈtɪlɪəʊˌmansi/
Forms: irregular dactylo-.
Etymology: < Greek δακτύλιος finger-ring + -mancy comb. form.
Divination by means of a finger-ring. For methods see E. B. Tylor, Prim. Culture I. 115.
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by specific objects > [noun] > finger-ring
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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.
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