geomancern.

Brit.

/ˈdʒiːəˌmansə/, U.S.

/ˈdʒiəˌmænsər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: geomancy n., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < geomanc- (in geomancy n.) + -er suffix¹; compare -mancer comb. form. Compare aeromancer n., hydromancer n., pyromancer n., and earlier nigromancer n.

A person who practises geomancy (in either sense).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by symbols, letters, figures, etc. > [noun] > by shapes or figures > one who practises

geomancerc1475

geomancien1591

geomantic1609

geomant1802

c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 95 And þus are callid geomanceris, þat werkun bi þe ȝerþ.

1572 J. Bridges tr. R. Gwalther Hundred, Threescore & Fiftene Homelyes vppon Actes Apostles cix. 628 Prophetes..Unto the which maye be referred the Augures Aruspices, and interpreters of dreames, Astrologers, Necromancers, Geomancers, Hydromancers, and infynite others.

1603 C. Heydon Def. Iudiciall Astrol. viii. 199 Making them to hitte the truth by chance..and so the Astrologer no better then the Chiromancer, or Geomancer.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. iii. 12 Fortune tellers, Juglers, Geomancers, and the like incantatory impostors..doe daily and professedly delude them.

1727 J. E. A. B. tr. D. de Saavedra Fajardo Respublica Literaria 96 The Geomancers grounded their Knowledge upon the even or odd Number of Dots they prick'd upon the Earth.

1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision II. xix. 4 The geomancer sees His Greater Fortune up the east ascend.

1878 J. H. Gray China I. xii. 297 The selection of a site for a tomb is entrusted to a geomancer.

1932 P. Buck Sons 14 Now the whole town knew what day the geomancer had appointed for the funeral of so great a man as Wang Lung.

1995 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 23 Mar. 22/2 People decided they must be geomancers in search of treasure.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	geomancer
释义	geomancern. Brit. /ˈdʒiːəˌmansə/, U.S. /ˈdʒiəˌmænsər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: geomancy n., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < geomanc- (in geomancy n.) + -er suffix¹; compare -mancer comb. form. Compare aeromancer n., hydromancer n., pyromancer n., and earlier nigromancer n. A person who practises geomancy (in either sense). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by symbols, letters, figures, etc. > [noun] > by shapes or figures > one who practises geomancerc1475 geomancien1591 geomantic1609 geomant1802 c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 95 And þus are callid geomanceris, þat werkun bi þe ȝerþ. 1572 J. Bridges tr. R. Gwalther Hundred, Threescore & Fiftene Homelyes vppon Actes Apostles cix. 628 Prophetes..Unto the which maye be referred the Augures Aruspices, and interpreters of dreames, Astrologers, Necromancers, Geomancers, Hydromancers, and infynite others. 1603 C. Heydon Def. Iudiciall Astrol. viii. 199 Making them to hitte the truth by chance..and so the Astrologer no better then the Chiromancer, or Geomancer. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. iii. 12 Fortune tellers, Juglers, Geomancers, and the like incantatory impostors..doe daily and professedly delude them. View more context for this quotation 1727 J. E. A. B. tr. D. de Saavedra Fajardo Respublica Literaria 96 The Geomancers grounded their Knowledge upon the even or odd Number of Dots they prick'd upon the Earth. 1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision II. xix. 4 The geomancer sees His Greater Fortune up the east ascend. 1878 J. H. Gray China I. xii. 297 The selection of a site for a tomb is entrusted to a geomancer. 1932 P. Buck Sons 14 Now the whole town knew what day the geomancer had appointed for the funeral of so great a man as Wang Lung. 1995 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 23 Mar. 22/2 People decided they must be geomancers in search of treasure. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.c1475
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