omoplatoscopyn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊməʊpləˈtɒskəpi/, U.S.

/ˈˌoʊmoʊˌplæˈtɑskəpi/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ὠμοπλατοσκοπία.

Etymology: < Byzantine Greek ὠμοπλατοσκοπία divination by a shoulder blade (Psellus) < ὠμοπλάτη omoplate n. + -σκοπία -scopy comb. form.

rare.

= scapulimancy n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > divination from bones > [noun] > by a shoulder-blade

omoplatoscopy1871

1871 E. B. Tylor Primitive Culture I. 112 Divination by a shoulder-blade, technically called Scapulimancy or omoplatoscopy.

1911 Encycl. Relig. & Ethics IV. 789/2 The use of the shoulder-blade in divination is an art in itself, known as omoplatoscopy. The colour, the spots, the lines are all read by the expert.

1962 W. Howells Heathens v. 72 A shoulder blade of turtle, sheep, or deer, not yet dried out, was cast into the fire..and the cracks produced by the heat were then read much as we read the palm of the hand; this is called scapulmancy or omoplatoscopy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	omoplatoscopy
释义	omoplatoscopyn. Brit. /ˌəʊməʊpləˈtɒskəpi/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊmoʊˌplæˈtɑskəpi/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ὠμοπλατοσκοπία. Etymology: < Byzantine Greek ὠμοπλατοσκοπία divination by a shoulder blade (Psellus) < ὠμοπλάτη omoplate n. + -σκοπία -scopy comb. form. rare. = scapulimancy n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > divination from bones > [noun] > by a shoulder-blade omoplatoscopy1871 1871 E. B. Tylor Primitive Culture I. 112 Divination by a shoulder-blade, technically called Scapulimancy or omoplatoscopy. 1911 Encycl. Relig. & Ethics IV. 789/2 The use of the shoulder-blade in divination is an art in itself, known as omoplatoscopy. The colour, the spots, the lines are all read by the expert. 1962 W. Howells Heathens v. 72 A shoulder blade of turtle, sheep, or deer, not yet dried out, was cast into the fire..and the cracks produced by the heat were then read much as we read the palm of the hand; this is called scapulmancy or omoplatoscopy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1871
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