单词 | sycomancy |
释义 | † sycomancyn. Obsolete. Divination by means of figs or fig leaves. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > divination by food and drink > [noun] > by figs or fig-leaves sycomancy1652 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 166 Sycomancy, [divining] by Figgs. 1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xxv. 209 By Sicomancy; O Divine Art in Fig-tree Leaves! 1895 F. T. Elworthy Evil Eye 445 Conjuring with fig leaves was called sycomancy.] This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1652 |
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