| 单词 | rhabdomancy |
| 释义 | rhabdomancy (once / 472773 pages) n WORD FAMILY rhabdomancy USAGE EXAMPLESA more striking non-religious superstition, because people today still invest money in their mistaken belief, is water-witching, also variously known as dowsing, divining, or rhabdomancy. Salon(Jan 13, 2013) We find rhabdomancy a popular form of divination among the Greeks, and also among the Romans. Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine), Curious Myths of the Middle Ages(2011) Sir Thomas Browne also speaks of a 'strange kind of exploration and peculiar way of Rhabdomancy' used in mineral discoveries. Taylor, Benjamin, Storyology—Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea...(2010) n searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod Syn|Hyper dowse, dowsing divination, foretelling, fortune telling, soothsaying the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means |
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