† machaeromancyn.

Forms: 1600s macharomancy (transmission error).

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: Latin machaera ; Greek μάχαιρα , -o- connective, -mancy comb. form.

Etymology: < classical Latin machaera or its etymon ancient Greek μάχαιρα machaira n. + -o- connective + -mancy comb. form.

Obsolete. rare.

Divination by means of knives or swords.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by specific objects > [noun] > knives or swords

machaeromancy1652

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 165 Macharomancy [sic], [divining] by knives or swords.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	machaeromancy
释义	† machaeromancyn. Forms: 1600s macharomancy (transmission error). Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: Latin machaera ; Greek μάχαιρα , -o- connective, -mancy comb. form. Etymology: < classical Latin machaera or its etymon ancient Greek μάχαιρα machaira n. + -o- connective + -mancy comb. form. Obsolete. rare. Divination by means of knives or swords. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by specific objects > [noun] > knives or swords machaeromancy1652 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 165 Macharomancy [sic], [divining] by knives or swords. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1652
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