hydromancy

[ hahy-druh-man-see ]

/ ˈhaɪ drəˌmæn si /

noun

divination by means of the motions or appearance of water.

Origin of hydromancy

1585–95; earlier hydromantie, -cie (<Middle French ) ≪ Late Greek hydromanteía divination by water; replacing Middle English ydromancye<Middle French ydromancie< L. See hydro-¹, -mancy

OTHER WORDS FROM hydromancy

hy·dro·manc·er, nounhy·dro·man·tic, adjective

Words nearby hydromancy

hydrolytic, hydrolyze, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, hydroma, hydromagnetics, hydromancy, hydromechanics, hydromedusa, hydromel, hydromeningocele, hydrometallurgy

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Example sentences from the Web for hydromancy

Hydromancy, divination by water, in which the diviner showed the figure of an absent person.
Witch, Warlock, and Magician|William Henry Davenport Adams
This mode of divining is perhaps one of the most ancient superstitions that have descended to us, and was termed Hydromancy.
A Guide to the Mount's Bay and the Land's End|John Ayrton Paris
How many that are for hydromancy, that pretend in water to show men mighty mysteries?
The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell|Daniel Defoe

British Dictionary definitions for hydromancy

hydromancy

/ (ˈhaɪdrəʊˌmænsɪ) /

noun

divination by water

Derived forms of hydromancy

hydromancer, nounhydromantic, adjective

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单词	hydromancy
释义	hydromancy [ hahy-druh-man-see ] / ˈhaɪ drəˌmæn si / noun divination by means of the motions or appearance of water. Origin of hydromancy 1585–95; earlier hydromantie, -cie (<Middle French ) ≪ Late Greek hydromanteía divination by water; replacing Middle English ydromancye<Middle French ydromancie< L. See hydro-¹, -mancy OTHER WORDS FROM hydromancy hy·dro·manc·er, nounhy·dro·man·tic, adjective Words nearby hydromancy hydrolytic, hydrolyze, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, hydroma, hydromagnetics, hydromancy, hydromechanics, hydromedusa, hydromel, hydromeningocele, hydrometallurgy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hydromancy Hydromancy, divination by water, in which the diviner showed the figure of an absent person. Witch, Warlock, and Magician\|William Henry Davenport Adams This mode of divining is perhaps one of the most ancient superstitions that have descended to us, and was termed Hydromancy. A Guide to the Mount's Bay and the Land's End\|John Ayrton Paris How many that are for hydromancy, that pretend in water to show men mighty mysteries? The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campell\|Daniel Defoe British Dictionary definitions for hydromancy hydromancy / (ˈhaɪdrəʊˌmænsɪ) / noun divination by water Derived forms of hydromancy hydromancer, nounhydromantic, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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