† geomancen.

Forms: Middle English geomance, Middle English geomaunce.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French geomance, geomancie.

Etymology: < Middle French geomance (1366; French †géomance ), variant of geomancie geomancy n.

Obsolete. rare.

= geomancy n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by symbols, letters, figures, etc. > [noun] > by shapes or figures

geomancyc1390

geometryc1390

geomancea1393

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vi. l. 1295 (MED) The craft which that Saturnus fond, To make prickes in the Sond, That Geomance cleped is.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

geomancev.

Brit.

/ˈdʒiːəmans/, U.S.

/ˈdʒiəˌmæns/

Origin: Formed within English, by back-formation. Etymons: geomancer n.; geomancy n.

Etymology: Back-formation < geomancer n. and geomancy n.

rare.

intransitive. To practise geomancy; to divine for something by means of geomancy.

ΚΠ

1889 Sat. Rev. 16 Feb. 175/1 No one can geomance successfully who has not plenty of faith and geomantical aptitude.

1998 Amer. Antiq. 63 502/1 These include the participation of bent-rod wielding dowsers geomancing for ‘earth energies’ in educational programs at archaeological sites.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	geomance
释义	† geomancen. Forms: Middle English geomance, Middle English geomaunce. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French geomance, geomancie. Etymology: < Middle French geomance (1366; French †géomance ), variant of geomancie geomancy n. Obsolete. rare. = geomancy n. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by symbols, letters, figures, etc. > [noun] > by shapes or figures geomancyc1390 geometryc1390 geomancea1393 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) vi. l. 1295 (MED) The craft which that Saturnus fond, To make prickes in the Sond, That Geomance cleped is. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021). geomancev. Brit. /ˈdʒiːəmans/, U.S. /ˈdʒiəˌmæns/ Origin: Formed within English, by back-formation. Etymons: geomancer n.; geomancy n. Etymology: Back-formation < geomancer n. and geomancy n. rare. intransitive. To practise geomancy; to divine for something by means of geomancy. ΚΠ 1889 Sat. Rev. 16 Feb. 175/1 No one can geomance successfully who has not plenty of faith and geomantical aptitude. 1998 Amer. Antiq. 63 502/1 These include the participation of bent-rod wielding dowsers geomancing for ‘earth energies’ in educational programs at archaeological sites. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1393v.1889
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