单词 | cleromancy |
释义 | cleromancyn. ? Obsolete. Divination by lots. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > casting of lots, sortilege > [noun] cavellingc1375 sortc1386 sortilegea1387 sortilegya1387 lot-casting1569 lottery1570 cleromancy1610 sortiary1653 draught1807 1610 J. Healey tr. J. L. Vives in tr. St. Augustine Citie of God vii. xxxv. 294 Diuination..by lottes, Cleromancy. 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 165 Cleromancy, [divining] by lotts. 1855 E. Smedley et al. Occult Sci. 334 Cleromancy was practised by throwing black and white beans, little bones or dice, and, perhaps, stones. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1610 |
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