pegomancyn.

Brit.

/ˈpɛɡə(ʊ)mansi/,

/ˈpiːɡə(ʊ)mansi/, U.S.

/ˈpɛɡoʊˌmænsi/,

/ˈpiɡoʊˌmænsi/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: Greek πηγή , -o- connective, -mancy comb. form.

Etymology: < ancient Greek πηγή spring, of unknown origin + -o- connective + -mancy comb. form. Compare French pémancie (1752). Compare earlier hydromancy n.

Now rare.

Divination by the examination of springs or fountains.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > [noun] > by water > by springs or fountains

pegomancy1727

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Pegomancy,..divining by Fountain Water: The same as Hydromancy.

1739 tr. A. Banier Mythol. & Fables Ancients I. iv. 394 They made use either of Sea-Water, and then it was called Hydromancy, or Spring-Water, and it was named Pegomancy.

1824 J. Macculloch Highlands & W. Isles IV. 43 Omens are obtained..by the mode in which the air bubbles rise. This was the Pegomancy of the Greeks.

1987 Guardian (Nexis) 7 Dec. Hydromancy (by water) is, of course, well established, and so are austromancy (by winds) and pegomancy (by fountains).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pegomancy
释义	pegomancyn. Brit. /ˈpɛɡə(ʊ)mansi/, /ˈpiːɡə(ʊ)mansi/, U.S. /ˈpɛɡoʊˌmænsi/, /ˈpiɡoʊˌmænsi/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: Greek πηγή , -o- connective, -mancy comb. form. Etymology: < ancient Greek πηγή spring, of unknown origin + -o- connective + -mancy comb. form. Compare French pémancie (1752). Compare earlier hydromancy n. Now rare. Divination by the examination of springs or fountains. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > [noun] > by water > by springs or fountains pegomancy1727 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Pegomancy,..divining by Fountain Water: The same as Hydromancy. 1739 tr. A. Banier Mythol. & Fables Ancients I. iv. 394 They made use either of Sea-Water, and then it was called Hydromancy, or Spring-Water, and it was named Pegomancy. 1824 J. Macculloch Highlands & W. Isles IV. 43 Omens are obtained..by the mode in which the air bubbles rise. This was the Pegomancy of the Greeks. 1987 Guardian (Nexis) 7 Dec. Hydromancy (by water) is, of course, well established, and so are austromancy (by winds) and pegomancy (by fountains). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1727
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