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单词 astromantic
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astromanticn.adj.

Brit. /ˌastrə(ʊ)ˈmantɪk/, U.S. /ˌæstrəˈmæn(t)ɪk/
Forms: 1600s astromantick, 1900s– astromantic.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Perhaps also partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin astromanticus; Greek ἀστρομαντικός.
Etymology: As noun < post-classical Latin astromanticus (1599 or earlier), use as noun of astromanticus , adjective (see below); as adjective < post-classical Latin astromanticus (1592 or earlier) or its etymon Hellenistic Greek ἀστρομαντικός (only attested in ἀστρομαντική (feminine singular noun, short for ἀστρομαντικὴ τέχνη astromantic art) astrology) < ἀστρόμαντις astrologer ( < ancient Greek ἄστρο- astro- comb. form + μάντις diviner: see mantic adj.) + -ικός -ic suffix.With the noun, compare magastromantic adj. at magastromancer n. Derivatives, in the same source.
A. n.
A practitioner of astromancy; an astrologer. Obsolete. rare.
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the world > the universe > astrology > judicial astrology > [noun] > person
astrologera1382
castera1382
astronomera1387
planetist1509
horoscoper1561
figure-caster1584
figure-flinger1587
philomath1611
judiciary1618
planetary1625
astromancer1652
astromantic1652
configurator1652
horoscopist1652
planetarian1652
Babylonian1677
1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 63 Whether the skilfullest Astromantick..be not convinced.
B. adj.
Of or relating to astromancy; astrological. rare.
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the world > the universe > astrology > judicial astrology > [adjective]
astrological1538
astro-magical1652
astromantic1660
1660 H. More Explan. Grand Myst. Godliness vii. xvii. 360 Three fine Fools so goodly gay in their Astromantick Disguises.
1947 Jrnl. Warburg & Courtauld Inst. 10 158/2 The astrological dicing-board..and the method of its astromantic operation is described in all detail.
2005 S. Bruhn Musical Order World vi. 171 He [sc. Kepler] loathed astrology's link to fortune-telling and astromantic practices.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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