单词 | onomatomancy |
释义 | onomatomancyn. = onomancy n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by symbols, letters, figures, etc. > [noun] > from names onomancy1602 onomantia1605 onomatomancy1652 onomamancy1678 nomancy1728 onomatechny1736 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 165 Onomatomancy, [divining] by names. 1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xxv. 209 Have you a mind..to have the truth of the matter yet more fully and amply disclosed unto you by..Onomatomancy? How do they call thee? 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Onomancy In strictness, Onomancy should signify Divination by Asses... To signify Divination by Names, it should be Onomatamancy. 1946 Mind 55 184 In conclusion, I would like to draw attention to certain difficulties in the account of the Pythagorean system of onomatomancy. 1987 J. Canteins in S. H. Nast Islamic Spirituality xxiii. 450 The ‘art of talismans’.., geomancy.., and the mysterious and scholarly art of onomatomancy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1652 |
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