geomancyn.

Brit.

/ˈdʒiːə(ʊ)mansi/, U.S.

/ˈdʒioʊˌmænsi/,

/ˈdʒiəˌmænsi/

Forms:

α. Middle English gemensye, Middle English geomancye, Middle English geomansy, Middle English–1500s geomancie, Middle English– geomancy.

β. Middle English geemessye, Middle English gemessie, Middle English geomesie, Middle English geomesye.

γ. late Middle English (1500s Scottish) geomantie, 1600s geomanty.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French geomancie; Latin geomantia.

Etymology: < (i) Anglo-Norman geomancy, Middle French geomancie (end of the 13th cent. in Old French; French géomancie ), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin geomantia (a636 in Isidore; frequently from 12th cent. in British sources) < geo- geo- comb. form + -mantia -mancy comb. form. Compare Old Occitan geomancia, geumancia, Catalan geomància (1575; 1302 as †geomencia), Spanish geomancia (late 14th cent.), Portuguese geomancia (15th cent.), Italian geomanzia (a1311), also German Geomantie (c1400, earliest (and in early use frequently) in Latinate form geomancia).In sense 2 frequently used to translate Chinese fēng shui feng shui n., which is morphologically unrelated. The β. forms, which appear to be unparalleled in other words ending in -mancy and also in French, probably show loss of the postvocalic nasal. In γ. forms directly < post-classical Latin geomantia.

1. Divination by means of signs derived from the earth, esp. the pattern formed by a handful of earth thrown down upon a surface. Also: divination by means of lines or figures formed from the random placement of dots on paper.

ΘΚΠ

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

geomancyc1390

geometryc1390

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c1390 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Vernon) (1867) A. xi. l. 153 Astronomye is hard þing..Gemetrie and Gemensye [c1400 Laud B. x. l. 208 geomesye] is gynful of speche.

c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Ellesmere) (1877) §605 What seye we of hem that bileeuen in diuynailes as..by Geomancie [etc.].

?a1425 Mandeville's Trav. (Egerton) (1889) 115 Sum of geomancy, sum of pyromancy, sum of ydromancy.

1569 J. Sanford tr. H. C. Agrippa Of Vanitie Artes & Sci. f. 51^v There is also an other kinde of Geomancie..the which doth diuine by certaine coniectures taken of similitudes of the crakinge of the Earthe [etc.].

1591 F. Sparry tr. C. de Cattan Geomancie 1 Geomancie is a Science and Art which consisteth of points, prickes, and lines, made in steade of the foure Elements.

1622 J. Taylor Water-cormorant in Wks. (1630) iii. 12/2 By Water he knowes much in Hidromanty And by the Earth hee's skilled in Geomanty.

1652 Norton's Ordinal of Alchemy vi, in E. Ashmole Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum 100 Trust not in Geomantie that superstitious Arte.

1664 J. Wilson Cheats iii. i. 32 All the Spirits, of Astromancy, Geomancy, and Coschinomancy, are at your command.

1720 W. P. Jamaica Lady 65 She pretended to the young Gentlewoman that she had great Skill in Geomancy, and would needs tell her Fortune.

1778 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry II. i. 22 All the renowned authors..in alchemy, astrology, magic, palmistry, geomancy, and other branches of the occult philosophy.

1848 W. Irving Sketch Bk. (rev. ed.) 302 Certain colleges in old times, where judicial astrology, geomancy, necromancy, and other forbidden and magical sciences were taught.

1875 Jrnl. Bombay Branch Royal Asiatic Soc. 10 314 It is almost incredible to believe what pains the Arabs have bestowed on the development of geomancy.

1924 C. H. Haskins Stud. Hist. Mediaeval Sci. xiii. 286 Those magic arts..which no Christian can rightly practise—geomancy, hydromancy,..incantations, prestigiation, etc.

1971 K. Thomas Relig. & Decline of Magic viii. 215 Others engaged in geomancy—interpreting the meaning of the pattern of dots produced by the random doodlings of the wizard in a state of semi-trance.

1999 Speculum 74 212 Practices, such as geomancy, that involved the making of signs.

2. Chiefly in Chinese contexts: the art of placing or arranging buildings, tombs, etc., auspiciously. Cf. feng shui n.

ΚΠ

1842 W. B. Langdon Ten Thousand Things 59 On the principles of Chinese geomancy the aspect was favorable.

1878 J. H. Gray China I. i. 10 The houses are built according to the principles of geomancy.

1920 V. Murdock China Mysterious & Marvellous xx. 138 They are standing for the most flagrant violations of their most ancient and revered custom—geomancy.

1963 Mariner's Mirror 49 155 The compass was employed in China for geomancy many centuries before it was used to assist navigation.

2009 P. Carr-Gomm & R. Heygate Bk. Eng. Magic i. 23 A picture of Britain criss-crossed with lines of force, like the dragon-lines of China used by Masters of the Chinese art of geomancy, Feng Shui.

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

单词	geomancy
释义	geomancyn. Brit. /ˈdʒiːə(ʊ)mansi/, U.S. /ˈdʒioʊˌmænsi/, /ˈdʒiəˌmænsi/ Forms: α. Middle English gemensye, Middle English geomancye, Middle English geomansy, Middle English–1500s geomancie, Middle English– geomancy. β. Middle English geemessye, Middle English gemessie, Middle English geomesie, Middle English geomesye. γ. late Middle English (1500s Scottish) geomantie, 1600s geomanty. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French geomancie; Latin geomantia. Etymology: < (i) Anglo-Norman geomancy, Middle French geomancie (end of the 13th cent. in Old French; French géomancie ), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin geomantia (a636 in Isidore; frequently from 12th cent. in British sources) < geo- geo- comb. form + -mantia -mancy comb. form. Compare Old Occitan geomancia, geumancia, Catalan geomància (1575; 1302 as †geomencia), Spanish geomancia (late 14th cent.), Portuguese geomancia (15th cent.), Italian geomanzia (a1311), also German Geomantie (c1400, earliest (and in early use frequently) in Latinate form geomancia).In sense 2 frequently used to translate Chinese fēng shui feng shui n., which is morphologically unrelated. The β. forms, which appear to be unparalleled in other words ending in -mancy and also in French, probably show loss of the postvocalic nasal. In γ. forms directly < post-classical Latin geomantia. 1. Divination by means of signs derived from the earth, esp. the pattern formed by a handful of earth thrown down upon a surface. Also: divination by means of lines or figures formed from the random placement of dots on paper. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by symbols, letters, figures, etc. > [noun] > by shapes or figures geomancyc1390 geometryc1390 geomancea1393 c1390 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Vernon) (1867) A. xi. l. 153 Astronomye is hard þing..Gemetrie and Gemensye [c1400 Laud B. x. l. 208 geomesye] is gynful of speche. c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Ellesmere) (1877) §605 What seye we of hem that bileeuen in diuynailes as..by Geomancie [etc.]. ?a1425 Mandeville's Trav. (Egerton) (1889) 115 Sum of geomancy, sum of pyromancy, sum of ydromancy. 1569 J. Sanford tr. H. C. Agrippa Of Vanitie Artes & Sci. f. 51^v There is also an other kinde of Geomancie..the which doth diuine by certaine coniectures taken of similitudes of the crakinge of the Earthe [etc.]. 1591 F. Sparry tr. C. de Cattan Geomancie 1 Geomancie is a Science and Art which consisteth of points, prickes, and lines, made in steade of the foure Elements. 1622 J. Taylor Water-cormorant in Wks. (1630) iii. 12/2 By Water he knowes much in Hidromanty And by the Earth hee's skilled in Geomanty. 1652 Norton's Ordinal of Alchemy vi, in E. Ashmole Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum 100 Trust not in Geomantie that superstitious Arte. 1664 J. Wilson Cheats iii. i. 32 All the Spirits, of Astromancy, Geomancy, and Coschinomancy, are at your command. 1720 W. P. Jamaica Lady 65 She pretended to the young Gentlewoman that she had great Skill in Geomancy, and would needs tell her Fortune. 1778 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry II. i. 22 All the renowned authors..in alchemy, astrology, magic, palmistry, geomancy, and other branches of the occult philosophy. 1848 W. Irving Sketch Bk. (rev. ed.) 302 Certain colleges in old times, where judicial astrology, geomancy, necromancy, and other forbidden and magical sciences were taught. 1875 Jrnl. Bombay Branch Royal Asiatic Soc. 10 314 It is almost incredible to believe what pains the Arabs have bestowed on the development of geomancy. 1924 C. H. Haskins Stud. Hist. Mediaeval Sci. xiii. 286 Those magic arts..which no Christian can rightly practise—geomancy, hydromancy,..incantations, prestigiation, etc. 1971 K. Thomas Relig. & Decline of Magic viii. 215 Others engaged in geomancy—interpreting the meaning of the pattern of dots produced by the random doodlings of the wizard in a state of semi-trance. 1999 Speculum 74 212 Practices, such as geomancy, that involved the making of signs. 2. Chiefly in Chinese contexts: the art of placing or arranging buildings, tombs, etc., auspiciously. Cf. feng shui n. ΚΠ 1842 W. B. Langdon Ten Thousand Things 59 On the principles of Chinese geomancy the aspect was favorable. 1878 J. H. Gray China I. i. 10 The houses are built according to the principles of geomancy. 1920 V. Murdock China Mysterious & Marvellous xx. 138 They are standing for the most flagrant violations of their most ancient and revered custom—geomancy. 1963 Mariner's Mirror 49 155 The compass was employed in China for geomancy many centuries before it was used to assist navigation. 2009 P. Carr-Gomm & R. Heygate Bk. Eng. Magic i. 23 A picture of Britain criss-crossed with lines of force, like the dragon-lines of China used by Masters of the Chinese art of geomancy, Feng Shui. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1390
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