geomancy

[ jee-uh-man-see ]

/ ˈdʒi əˌmæn si /

noun

divination by geographic features or by figures or lines.

Origin of geomancy

1325–75; Middle English <Old French geomancie≪ Late Greek geōmanteía.See geo-, -mancy

OTHER WORDS FROM geomancy

ge·o·man·cer, nounge·o·man·tic, adjective

Words nearby geomancy

geomagnetic equator, geomagnetic pole, geomagnetic reversal, geomagnetic storm, geomagnetism, geomancy, geomechanics, geomedicine, geometer, geometric, geometrical optics

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Example sentences from the Web for geomancy

Herbalism, alchemy, geomancy, and other magic arts owe their origin to this fountain-head of primitive superstition.
The Japanese Spirit|Yoshisaburo Okakura
Alchemy, geomancy and spiritualism have dwelt and dwell under its shadow.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2|Various
Geomancy is a kind of foretelling things, by means of little dots first made on the ground and then on paper.
Peeps Into China|E. C. Phillips
But Speght is correct in the main point, viz., that Puella and Rubeus are 'the names of two figures in geomancy.'
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey Chaucer

Pertaining to geomancy, the art of divining future events by means of signs connected with the earth.
Palamon and Arcite|John Dryden

British Dictionary definitions for geomancy

geomancy

/ (ˈdʒiːəʊˌmænsɪ) /

noun

prophecy from the pattern made when a handful of earth is cast down or dots are drawn at random and connected with lines

Derived forms of geomancy

geomancer, noungeomantic, adjective

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单词	geomancy
释义	geomancy [ jee-uh-man-see ] / ˈdʒi əˌmæn si / noun divination by geographic features or by figures or lines. Origin of geomancy 1325–75; Middle English <Old French geomancie≪ Late Greek geōmanteía.See geo-, -mancy OTHER WORDS FROM geomancy ge·o·man·cer, nounge·o·man·tic, adjective Words nearby geomancy geomagnetic equator, geomagnetic pole, geomagnetic reversal, geomagnetic storm, geomagnetism, geomancy, geomechanics, geomedicine, geometer, geometric, geometrical optics Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for geomancy Herbalism, alchemy, geomancy, and other magic arts owe their origin to this fountain-head of primitive superstition. The Japanese Spirit\|Yoshisaburo Okakura Alchemy, geomancy and spiritualism have dwelt and dwell under its shadow. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 2\|Various Geomancy is a kind of foretelling things, by means of little dots first made on the ground and then on paper. Peeps Into China\|E. C. Phillips But Speght is correct in the main point, viz., that Puella and Rubeus are 'the names of two figures in geomancy.' Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales\|Geoffrey Chaucer Pertaining to geomancy, the art of divining future events by means of signs connected with the earth. Palamon and Arcite\|John Dryden British Dictionary definitions for geomancy geomancy / (ˈdʒiːəʊˌmænsɪ) / noun prophecy from the pattern made when a handful of earth is cast down or dots are drawn at random and connected with lines Derived forms of geomancy geomancer, noungeomantic, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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