geomantn.

Brit.

/ˈdʒiːəmant/, U.S.

/ˈdʒiəˌmænt/

Forms: 1800s geomaunt, 1800s– geomant.

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian geomante.

Etymology: < Italian geomante (a1319 in Dante) < post-classical Latin geomantis (5th cent.) < ancient Greek γεω- geo- comb. form + μάντις prophet, diviner (see mantic adj.). Compare German Geomant (1734; < Latin). Compare earlier geomancer n., geomancien n., geomantic n.

= geomancer n.

ΘΚΠ

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

geomancerc1475

geomancien1591

geomantic1609

geomant1802

1802 H. Boyd tr. Dante Purgatorio xix, in Divina Commedia II. 239 Now draws the Geomant his magic ring On the dark ground.

1849 D. G. Rossetti Let. 18 Oct. (1965) I. 74 Hell-spurge of geomaunt and teraphim.

1880 A. J. Butler tr. Dante Purgatorio xix. 4 In the hour..when the geomants [It. geomanti] see their Greater Fortune in the east before the dawn.

1954 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 67 229 In relation to feng-shui and contest of two geomants.

1997 Fortean Times Jan. 47/1 The current generation of serious geomants who have brought earth mysteries out of the ghetto are rightly indignant that..they still have a corona of crackpots.

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

单词	geomant
释义	geomantn. Brit. /ˈdʒiːəmant/, U.S. /ˈdʒiəˌmænt/ Forms: 1800s geomaunt, 1800s– geomant. Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian geomante. Etymology: < Italian geomante (a1319 in Dante) < post-classical Latin geomantis (5th cent.) < ancient Greek γεω- geo- comb. form + μάντις prophet, diviner (see mantic adj.). Compare German Geomant (1734; < Latin). Compare earlier geomancer n., geomancien n., geomantic n. = geomancer n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by symbols, letters, figures, etc. > [noun] > by shapes or figures > one who practises geomancerc1475 geomancien1591 geomantic1609 geomant1802 1802 H. Boyd tr. Dante Purgatorio xix, in Divina Commedia II. 239 Now draws the Geomant his magic ring On the dark ground. 1849 D. G. Rossetti Let. 18 Oct. (1965) I. 74 Hell-spurge of geomaunt and teraphim. 1880 A. J. Butler tr. Dante Purgatorio xix. 4 In the hour..when the geomants [It. geomanti] see their Greater Fortune in the east before the dawn. 1954 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 67 229 In relation to feng-shui and contest of two geomants. 1997 Fortean Times Jan. 47/1 The current generation of serious geomants who have brought earth mysteries out of the ghetto are rightly indignant that..they still have a corona of crackpots. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1802
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