pyromanticadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌpʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈmantɪk/, U.S.

/ˌpaɪroʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/

Forms: see pyro- comb. form and -mantic comb. form.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pyro- comb. form, -mantic comb. form.

Etymology: < pyro- comb. form + -mantic comb. form, after pyromancy n. Compare post-classical Latin pyromanticus person who practises pyromancy (a1537). With use as noun compare earlier pyromancer n.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or practising pyromancy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > [adjective] > fire

pyromantica1592

a1592 R. Greene Frier Bacon (1594) sig. E4 The Piromanticke gemij.

1608 J. Day Law-trickes sig. G1^v Skill in pyromantique rules.

1894 A. E. Waite Hermetic & Alchem. Writings Paracelsus I. 192 (note) In the element of water there is a star wherein the pyromantic spirits dwell who have instituted Pyromancy.

1977 Harvard Jrnl. Asiatic Stud. 37 385 Pyromantic deer or sheep scapulas have been found in Fu-ho-kou-men.

2000 W. Self How Dead Live (2001) viii. 200 The Secretary shushed up a slight, nervy woman who was complaining about Mithras—he lived in her icebox, conducting improbable, pyromantic rituals.

†B. n.

A person who practises pyromancy; a pyromancer. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > [noun] > by fire > one who practises

pyromancerc1475

pyromantic1638

1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 215 Many Witches, Sorcerers, Inchanters, Hydro and Pyromantiques, and other Diaboliques.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pyromantic
释义	pyromanticadj.n. Brit. /ˌpʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈmantɪk/, U.S. /ˌpaɪroʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/ Forms: see pyro- comb. form and -mantic comb. form. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pyro- comb. form, -mantic comb. form. Etymology: < pyro- comb. form + -mantic comb. form, after pyromancy n. Compare post-classical Latin pyromanticus person who practises pyromancy (a1537). With use as noun compare earlier pyromancer n. A. adj. Of, relating to, or practising pyromancy. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > [adjective] > fire pyromantica1592 a1592 R. Greene Frier Bacon (1594) sig. E4 The Piromanticke gemij. 1608 J. Day Law-trickes sig. G1^v Skill in pyromantique rules. 1894 A. E. Waite Hermetic & Alchem. Writings Paracelsus I. 192 (note) In the element of water there is a star wherein the pyromantic spirits dwell who have instituted Pyromancy. 1977 Harvard Jrnl. Asiatic Stud. 37 385 Pyromantic deer or sheep scapulas have been found in Fu-ho-kou-men. 2000 W. Self How Dead Live (2001) viii. 200 The Secretary shushed up a slight, nervy woman who was complaining about Mithras—he lived in her icebox, conducting improbable, pyromantic rituals. †B. n. A person who practises pyromancy; a pyromancer. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > [noun] > by fire > one who practises pyromancerc1475 pyromantic1638 1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 215 Many Witches, Sorcerers, Inchanters, Hydro and Pyromantiques, and other Diaboliques. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.a1592
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