- coscinomancy
- [ʹkɒsınə͵mænsı] n
косциномантия, гадание на сите
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
Coscinomancy — Cos*cin o*man cy (k?s s?n ? m?n s? or k?s s? n? ), n. [Gr. ko skinon sieve + mancy.] Divination by means of a suspended sieve. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Coscinomancy — Occult portal Coscinomancy is a form of divination utilising a sieve and shears, used in ancient Greece, medieval and early modern Europe and 17th century New England,[1] to determine the guilty party in a crimin … Wikipedia
coscinomancy — noun Divination by the use of a suspended sieve sometimes from tongs or shears. The movement of the sieve when a persons name or word is spoken is interpreted. And as for Hydromancie, and Choschinomancie, they could vanish as superfluous, as were … Wiktionary
coscinomancy — divination using a sieve and a pair of shears Divination and Fortune Telling … Phrontistery dictionary
coscinomancy — cos·ci·no·man·cy … English syllables
coscinomancy — /ˈkɒsənoʊˌmænsi/ (say kosuhnow.mansee) noun an ancient form of divination performed with a sieve and a pair of shears. {Medieval Latin coscinomantia, equivalent to Greek koskinon sieve + mancy; compare Greek koskinomantis a diviner using a sieve} …
coscinomancy — ˈkäsə̇nōˌmansē noun ( es) Etymology: Late Latin coscinomantia, from Gk. koskinomanteia, from koskinon sieve + manteia mancy : divination by the mode of sieve and shears … Useful english dictionary
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