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单词 manticism
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manticismn.

Brit. /ˈmantᵻsɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈmæn(t)əˌsɪzəm/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mantic adj., -ism suffix.
Etymology: < mantic adj. + -ism suffix.
The art or practice of divination.
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination > [noun]
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1861 A. McCaul in W. Thomson Aids to Faith iii. 81 It is useless..to go to the manticism of the heathen to get light as to the nature of Hebrew prophecy.
1936 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 66 79 The contemplative spirit necessary to any form of manticism.
1955 P. P. Levertoff tr. A. Schlatter Church in New Test. Period iii. 17 [Early Christian] description of Jesus as Son of God and of his communion with his Father, is poles apart from manticism, mysticism or occultism.
1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 2 Nov. a3 They will be spending a year off from 84 American institutions..to study such things as..manticism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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