hydromancy

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Divination by water or other liquid. uncountable,usually
    — Hydromancy is the supposed art of divining by water. The Persians, according to Varro, invented it; Pythagoras and Numa Pompilius made use of it; and we still admire the like wonderful prognosticators.

词形变化

hydromancies plural ydromancy alternative hydromancie alternative hydromantie alternative hydromanty alternative

词源

From French hydromancie or Late Latin hydromantia, from Ancient Greek ὑδρομαντεία (hudromanteía); corresponding to hydro- + -mancy.
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