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单词 pseudomancy
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pseudomancyn.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; perhaps modelled on a Latin lexical item, or perhaps modelled on a Greek lexical item. Etymons: pseudo- comb. form, -mancy comb. form.
Etymology: < pseudo- comb. form + -mancy comb. form, after post-classical Latin pseudomantia (1662 in a work title) or its etymon Byzantine Greek ψευδομαντεία (Cyril). Compare slightly earlier pseudomantis n. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (siū·domænsi) /ˈsjuːdəʊmᵿnsɪ/.
Obsolete. rare.
False or pretended divination.
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1654 T. White Apol. Rushworth's Dialogues 124 If we look into the form, we shal find it more ridiculous then any Gypses canting,..and as pernicious to true Doctrin, as any Pseudomancy.
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Pseudomancy, a false or counterfeit Divination.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).
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