† mataeotechnian.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin mataeotechnia; Greek ματαιοτεχνία.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin mataeotechnia mataeotechny (1610 in a British source) or its etymon Hellenistic Greek ματαιοτεχνία (untransliterated in Quintilian) < ancient Greek μάταιος vain (see mataeology n.) + τέχνη art (see techno- comb. form). Compare earlier mataeotechny n.Sense 1 does not appear to be attested elsewhere, and may perhaps arise from a misunderstanding of the Latin or Greek word.

Obsolete. rare.

1. Divination by air. Cf. aeromancy n.

ΘΚΠ

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

aeromancya1393

mataeotechnia1614

1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i i xi. §6. 209 Other sorts there are of wicked diuinations: as by fire, called Pyromantia: by water, called Hydromantia: by the aire, called Matæotechnia, and the like.

2. = mataeotechny n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > an unprofitable science

mataeotechny1576

mataeotechnia1675

1675 J. Collins Let. 19 Oct. in S. P. Rigaud & S. J. Rigaud Corr. Sci. Men 17th Cent. (1841) (modernized text) II. 278 I am much mistaken if to force an equality between a negative and affirmative root be not a mere useless matæotechnia.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	mataeotechnia
释义	† mataeotechnian. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin mataeotechnia; Greek ματαιοτεχνία. Etymology: < post-classical Latin mataeotechnia mataeotechny (1610 in a British source) or its etymon Hellenistic Greek ματαιοτεχνία (untransliterated in Quintilian) < ancient Greek μάταιος vain (see mataeology n.) + τέχνη art (see techno- comb. form). Compare earlier mataeotechny n.Sense 1 does not appear to be attested elsewhere, and may perhaps arise from a misunderstanding of the Latin or Greek word. Obsolete. rare. 1. Divination by air. Cf. aeromancy n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > [noun] > by air aeromancya1393 mataeotechnia1614 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i i xi. §6. 209 Other sorts there are of wicked diuinations: as by fire, called Pyromantia: by water, called Hydromantia: by the aire, called Matæotechnia, and the like. 2. = mataeotechny n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > an unprofitable science mataeotechny1576 mataeotechnia1675 1675 J. Collins Let. 19 Oct. in S. P. Rigaud & S. J. Rigaud Corr. Sci. Men 17th Cent. (1841) (modernized text) II. 278 I am much mistaken if to force an equality between a negative and affirmative root be not a mere useless matæotechnia. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < n.1614
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