单词 | cleromancy |
释义 | cleromancy in British English (ˈklɛrəˌmænsɪ) nounWord forms: plural -cies a divination involving dice-throwing or lot-casting cleromancy in American English (ˈklɪərəˌmænsi, ˈkler-) noun the casting of lots as a means of divination Word origin [1600–10; ‹ ML clēromantīa, equiv. to Gk klêro(s) lot + manteía -mancy]This word is first recorded in the period 1600–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: operate, progressive, quarantine, setup, skid-mancy is a combining form meaning “divination,” of the kind specified by the initial element.Other words that use the affix -mancy include: alphitomancy, arithmancy, bibliomancy, psychomancy, scapulimancy |
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