释义 |
ˈophioˌmancy rare. [ad. mod.L. ophiomantīa, f. ophio- + Gr. µαντεία -mancy.] Divination by means of serpents.
[1683Hoffmann Lex. Univ., Ophiomantia, Græcè ὀϕιοµαντεία, divinatio ex serpentibus est, cujus exempla passim obvia.] 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Ophiomancy, Ὀϕιοµαντεία, in antiquity, the art of making predictions from serpents. 1877W. Jones Finger-ring 101 The serpent held by the female figure refers to ophiomancy, the art which the ancients pretended to, of making predictions by serpents. |