请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 psychomancy
释义

Definition of psychomancy in English:

psychomancy

noun ˈsʌɪkə(ʊ)ˌmansi
  • Conjuration of, or communication with, the spirits or souls of the dead; necromancy.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Robert Harrison (d. c1585), Brownist and writer. From psycho- + -mancy, in sense 1 after post-classical Latin psychomantia and its etymon Byzantine Greek ψυχομαντεία necromancy.

 
 

Definition of psychomancy in US English:

psychomancy

nounˈsʌɪkə(ʊ)ˌmansi
  • Conjuration of, or communication with, the spirits or souls of the dead; necromancy.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Robert Harrison (d. c1585), Brownist and writer. From psycho- + -mancy, in sense 1 after post-classical Latin psychomantia and its etymon Byzantine Greek ψυχομαντεία necromancy.

 
 
随便看

 

英语词典包含464360条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/31 7:05:34