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单词 mantology
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mantologyn.

Brit. /manˈtɒlədʒi/, U.S. /mænˈtɑlədʒi/
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: Greek μάντις , -o- connective, -logy comb. form.
Etymology: Irregularly < ancient Greek μάντις (see mantic adj.) + -o- connective + -logy comb. form.
rare.
The art or practice of divination.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination > [noun]
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1774 Guthrie's Geog. Gram. (ed. 4) 125 That remarkable mantology, or gift of prophecy, which distinguishes the inhabitants of the Hebrides under the name of second sight.
1783 W. F. Martyn Geogr. Mag. 2 423 That remarkable quality for which the inhabitants of the Hebrides have been famed; namely, mantology, or the second sight, as it is generally called.
1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Mantology, the act or art of divination or prophesying.
1974 Lancet 26 Jan. 130/1 (title) Mantology & medicine.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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