aeromanticadj.

Brit.

/ˌɛːrə(ʊ)ˈmantɪk/, U.S.

/ˌɛroʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/,

/ˌɛrəˈmæn(t)ɪk/

Forms: 1600s–1700s aeromantick, 1800s aëromantic, 1900s– aeromantic.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Latin aeromanticus ; aero- comb. form, -mantic comb. form.

Etymology: Either < post-classical Latin aeromanticus (1512; < aeromantia aeromancy n. + -icus -ic suffix), or < aero- comb. form + -mantic comb. form, after aeromancy n. Compare earlier aeromancer n.According to Isidore (a636) Varro (1st cent. b.c.) distinguished four types of divination: geomancy, hydromancy, aeromancy, and pyromancy (compare quot. 1632). N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (ē:əromæ·ntik) /ˌeɪərəʊˈmæntɪk/.

rare.

Of or relating to aeromancy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > [adjective] > air

aeromantic1632

1632 W. Loe Incomparable Jewell 17 A vitious woman in her cholerick mood, is a Pyromantick Divell; in her melancholy and sullen fits, a Geomantick Hob-goblin; in her flegmatick disposition, a Hydromantick Hydra; and in her sanguine and best condition, an Aeromantick Mushrome.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Aeromancy, a kind of divination by the air. Aeromantick,..pertaining to such divination.

1721 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Aeromantick, belonging to Divination by the Air.

1999 Skeptic Winter 16/2 Scientific weather forecasting has moved on from its aeromantic base.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aeromantic
释义	aeromanticadj. Brit. /ˌɛːrə(ʊ)ˈmantɪk/, U.S. /ˌɛroʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/, /ˌɛrəˈmæn(t)ɪk/ Forms: 1600s–1700s aeromantick, 1800s aëromantic, 1900s– aeromantic. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Latin aeromanticus ; aero- comb. form, -mantic comb. form. Etymology: Either < post-classical Latin aeromanticus (1512; < aeromantia aeromancy n. + -icus -ic suffix), or < aero- comb. form + -mantic comb. form, after aeromancy n. Compare earlier aeromancer n.According to Isidore (a636) Varro (1st cent. b.c.) distinguished four types of divination: geomancy, hydromancy, aeromancy, and pyromancy (compare quot. 1632). N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (ē:əromæ·ntik) /ˌeɪərəʊˈmæntɪk/. rare. Of or relating to aeromancy. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > [adjective] > air aeromantic1632 1632 W. Loe Incomparable Jewell 17 A vitious woman in her cholerick mood, is a Pyromantick Divell; in her melancholy and sullen fits, a Geomantick Hob-goblin; in her flegmatick disposition, a Hydromantick Hydra; and in her sanguine and best condition, an Aeromantick Mushrome. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Aeromancy, a kind of divination by the air. Aeromantick,..pertaining to such divination. 1721 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Aeromantick, belonging to Divination by the Air. 1999 Skeptic Winter 16/2 Scientific weather forecasting has moved on from its aeromantic base. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1632
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