anthropomancy
English
editEtymology
editanthropo- + -mancy, from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, mankind, human, humanity”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination”).
Noun
editanthropomancy (uncountable)
- divination by the interpretation of human sacrificial entrails.
Synonyms
editTranslations
editdivination by the interpretation of human sacrificial entrails
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References
edit- "Antinopomancy, [sic] by the entrails of men, women and children..." -- Gaule The Magastromancer xix, 1652
- "By anthropomancy, practised by the Roman Emperor Heliogabalus. It is somewhat irksome, but thou wilt endure well enough, seeing thou art destined to be a cuckold." -- Works of Rabelais III. xxv, 1951
- “anthropomancy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “anthropomancy”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “anthropomancy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.