ophiomancyn.

Brit.

/ˈɒfɪəˌmansi/, U.S.

/ˈɑfioʊˌmænsi/,

/ˈoʊfioʊˌmænsi/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ophiomantia.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin ophiomantia (1683 or earlier: compare quot. 1683) < ophio- ophio- comb. form + ancient Greek μαντεία (see -mancy comb. form). Compare French †ophiomance (1721), ophiomancie (1721), ophiomantie (1838).1683 J. J. Hoffman Lexicon Universale (new ed.) Ophiomantia, Græcè ὀϕιομαντεία, divinatio ex serpentibus est, cujus exempla passim obvia.

Divination by means of snakes.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > divination through animals > [noun] > by serpents

ophiomancy1753

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Ophiomancy, Ὀϕιομαντεία, in antiquity, the art of making predictions from serpents.

1845 J. Kitto Cycl. Biblical Lit. I. 567/2 One who practised Ophiomancy, or the art of charming serpents.

1865 P. Holmes in W. L. Alexander Kitto's Cycl. Biblical Lit. (ed. 3) I. 686/2 Classical instances of Ophiomancy occur in Iliad B. 308... Serpent-charming..is a part of this divination.

1877 W. Jones Finger-ring Lore 101 The serpent held by the female figure refers to ophiomancy, the art which the ancients pretended to, of making predictions by serpents.

1908 Encycl. Relig. & Ethics I. 251/2 So far as real ophiomancy is concerned, we have never yet heard of any Ainu, man or woman, who professed to predict future events by means of a genuine serpent.

2002 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 14 June 17 Five unusual ways of predicting the future: (1) ophiomancy—by watching snakes, [etc.].

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

单词	ophiomancy
释义	ophiomancyn. Brit. /ˈɒfɪəˌmansi/, U.S. /ˈɑfioʊˌmænsi/, /ˈoʊfioʊˌmænsi/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin ophiomantia. Etymology: < post-classical Latin ophiomantia (1683 or earlier: compare quot. 1683) < ophio- ophio- comb. form + ancient Greek μαντεία (see -mancy comb. form). Compare French †ophiomance (1721), ophiomancie (1721), ophiomantie (1838).1683 J. J. Hoffman Lexicon Universale (new ed.) Ophiomantia, Græcè ὀϕιομαντεία, divinatio ex serpentibus est, cujus exempla passim obvia. Divination by means of snakes. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > divination through animals > [noun] > by serpents ophiomancy1753 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Ophiomancy, Ὀϕιομαντεία, in antiquity, the art of making predictions from serpents. 1845 J. Kitto Cycl. Biblical Lit. I. 567/2 One who practised Ophiomancy, or the art of charming serpents. 1865 P. Holmes in W. L. Alexander Kitto's Cycl. Biblical Lit. (ed. 3) I. 686/2 Classical instances of Ophiomancy occur in Iliad B. 308... Serpent-charming..is a part of this divination. 1877 W. Jones Finger-ring Lore 101 The serpent held by the female figure refers to ophiomancy, the art which the ancients pretended to, of making predictions by serpents. 1908 Encycl. Relig. & Ethics I. 251/2 So far as real ophiomancy is concerned, we have never yet heard of any Ainu, man or woman, who professed to predict future events by means of a genuine serpent. 2002 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 14 June 17 Five unusual ways of predicting the future: (1) ophiomancy—by watching snakes, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1753
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