orniscopyn.

Brit.

/ɔːˈnɪskəpi/, U.S.

/ɔrˈnɪskəpi/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ὄρνις , -scopy comb. form.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ὄρνις bird (see ornitho- comb. form) + -scopy comb. form. Compare earlier orneoscopics n., orniscopics n., and ornithoscopy n.

rare.

The observation of birds for the purposes of divination.

ΘΚΠ

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

augurya1413

augurationc1450

ornomancyc1500

auspice1533

auspicy1603

alectromancy1652

ornithomancy1652

alectryomancy1658

bird-divination1670

orneoscopics1727

orniscopics1775

ornithoscopy1840

orniscopy1890

1890 Cent. Dict. Orniscopy, same as ornithoscopy.

1979 Verbatim Autumn 8/2 There are a number of divination systems whose names end in something other than -mancy. Astrology and genethlialogy have already been mentioned. Others include, for example..orniscopy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	orniscopy
释义	orniscopyn. Brit. /ɔːˈnɪskəpi/, U.S. /ɔrˈnɪskəpi/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek ὄρνις , -scopy comb. form. Etymology: < ancient Greek ὄρνις bird (see ornitho- comb. form) + -scopy comb. form. Compare earlier orneoscopics n., orniscopics n., and ornithoscopy n. rare. The observation of birds for the purposes of divination. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > divination by birds, augury > [noun] augurya1413 augurationc1450 ornomancyc1500 auspice1533 auspicy1603 alectromancy1652 ornithomancy1652 alectryomancy1658 bird-divination1670 orneoscopics1727 orniscopics1775 ornithoscopy1840 orniscopy1890 1890 Cent. Dict. Orniscopy, same as ornithoscopy. 1979 Verbatim Autumn 8/2 There are a number of divination systems whose names end in something other than -mancy. Astrology and genethlialogy have already been mentioned. Others include, for example..orniscopy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1890
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