ornithomancyn.

Brit.

/ɔːˈnɪθə(ʊ)ˌmansi/, U.S.

/ɔrˈnɪθoʊˌmænsi/

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

Etymology: < Byzantine Greek ὀρνιθομαντεία divination from birds, augury < ancient Greek ὀρνιθο- ornitho- comb. form + μαντεία (see -mancy comb. form). Compare French ornithomancie (1717). Compare earlier ornomancy n. N.E.D. (1903) gives the pronunciation as (ǫɹnəi·þomæ:nsi) /ɔːˈnaɪθəʊˌmænsɪ/.

rare.

Divination by means of the flight and cries of birds; augury.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > divination by birds, augury > [noun]

augurya1413

augurationc1450

ornomancyc1500

auspice1533

auspicy1603

alectromancy1652

ornithomancy1652

alectryomancy1658

bird-divination1670

orneoscopics1727

orniscopics1775

ornithoscopy1840

orniscopy1890

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 165 Ornithomancy, [divining] by Birds.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) Ornithomancy, among the Greeks, was the same with Augury among the Romans.

1854 T. De Quincey Mod. Superstition (rev. ed.) in Select. Grave & Gay III. 320 Ornithomancy (or the derivation of omens from the motions of birds) grew into an elaborate science.

1987 Times 17 Oct. 10/1 Fulham supporters are firm believers in ornithomancy. A loyal band of standees live in the conviction that when the kestrel flies over the Craven Cottage ground, Fulham cannot lose.

Derivatives

ornithoˈmantic adj. rare

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Ornithomantic, pertaining to ornithomancy.

1926 J. B. Cabell Silver Stallion (1971) 167 Ever-busy Kerin could not..spare from his reading much time to notice these ornithomantic and probably pagan rites.

† ornithomantist n. Obsolete rare a person who practises ornithomancy.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Ornithomantists, Diviners by Birds.

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

单词	ornithomancy
释义	ornithomancyn. Brit. /ɔːˈnɪθə(ʊ)ˌmansi/, U.S. /ɔrˈnɪθoʊˌmænsi/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ὀρνιθομαντεία. Etymology: < Byzantine Greek ὀρνιθομαντεία divination from birds, augury < ancient Greek ὀρνιθο- ornitho- comb. form + μαντεία (see -mancy comb. form). Compare French ornithomancie (1717). Compare earlier ornomancy n. N.E.D. (1903) gives the pronunciation as (ǫɹnəi·þomæ:nsi) /ɔːˈnaɪθəʊˌmænsɪ/. rare. Divination by means of the flight and cries of birds; augury. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > divination by birds, augury > [noun] augurya1413 augurationc1450 ornomancyc1500 auspice1533 auspicy1603 alectromancy1652 ornithomancy1652 alectryomancy1658 bird-divination1670 orneoscopics1727 orniscopics1775 ornithoscopy1840 orniscopy1890 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 165 Ornithomancy, [divining] by Birds. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) Ornithomancy, among the Greeks, was the same with Augury among the Romans. 1854 T. De Quincey Mod. Superstition (rev. ed.) in Select. Grave & Gay III. 320 Ornithomancy (or the derivation of omens from the motions of birds) grew into an elaborate science. 1987 Times 17 Oct. 10/1 Fulham supporters are firm believers in ornithomancy. A loyal band of standees live in the conviction that when the kestrel flies over the Craven Cottage ground, Fulham cannot lose. Derivatives ornithoˈmantic adj. rare ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Ornithomantic, pertaining to ornithomancy. 1926 J. B. Cabell Silver Stallion (1971) 167 Ever-busy Kerin could not..spare from his reading much time to notice these ornithomantic and probably pagan rites. † ornithomantist n. Obsolete rare a person who practises ornithomancy.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Ornithomantists, Diviners by Birds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1652
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