rhapsodomancyn.

Brit.

/ˈrapsədə(ʊ)ˌmansi/, U.S.

/ˈræpsədəˌmænsi/

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

Etymology: < ancient Greek ῥαψῳδός rhapsode n. + -o- connective + -mancy comb. form. Compare bibliomancy n.

A form of divination in which the first line seen upon opening a book, originally of poetry, at random is taken to be prophetic. Cf. sortes Virgilianae at sortes n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by symbols, letters, figures, etc. > [noun] > by books > choosing passages randomly > in poetry

rhapsodomancy1728

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Rhapsodomancy, an antient Kind of Divination performed by pitching on a Passage of a Poet at hazard, and reckoning on it as a Prediction of what was to befall.

1793 T. Wilson Archæol. Dict. (ed. 2) Rhapsodomancy, a species of divination performed by the Ancients with the works of Rhapsodists, or poets.

1897 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 10 313 Belcher's Biography of George Whitefield gives an interesting case of sortilege practised by the Rev. John Wesley, of the variety known as rhapsodomancy.

1931 G. Laing Survivals Rom. Relig. xxvi. 184 Another way of reading the future was divination by books (rhapsodomancy). One would open a book at hazard and the first line the eye lighted on was regarded as an oracle.

1997 G. Dunwich Everyday Wicca vii. 121 Rhapsodomancy is a form of bibliomancy (the art and practice of divination by books) and is believed to have originated in Greece and Rome.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rhapsodomancy
释义	rhapsodomancyn. Brit. /ˈrapsədə(ʊ)ˌmansi/, U.S. /ˈræpsədəˌmænsi/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: Greek ῥαψῳδός , -o- connective, -mancy comb. form. Etymology: < ancient Greek ῥαψῳδός rhapsode n. + -o- connective + -mancy comb. form. Compare bibliomancy n. A form of divination in which the first line seen upon opening a book, originally of poetry, at random is taken to be prophetic. Cf. sortes Virgilianae at sortes n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by symbols, letters, figures, etc. > [noun] > by books > choosing passages randomly > in poetry rhapsodomancy1728 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Rhapsodomancy, an antient Kind of Divination performed by pitching on a Passage of a Poet at hazard, and reckoning on it as a Prediction of what was to befall. 1793 T. Wilson Archæol. Dict. (ed. 2) Rhapsodomancy, a species of divination performed by the Ancients with the works of Rhapsodists, or poets. 1897 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 10 313 Belcher's Biography of George Whitefield gives an interesting case of sortilege practised by the Rev. John Wesley, of the variety known as rhapsodomancy. 1931 G. Laing Survivals Rom. Relig. xxvi. 184 Another way of reading the future was divination by books (rhapsodomancy). One would open a book at hazard and the first line the eye lighted on was regarded as an oracle. 1997 G. Dunwich Everyday Wicca vii. 121 Rhapsodomancy is a form of bibliomancy (the art and practice of divination by books) and is believed to have originated in Greece and Rome. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1728
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