gastromancy

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Divination by interpreting the sounds and signs of the belly. uncountable
    — 1693 Urquhart translating Rabelais Gargantua & Pantagruel iii. xxv. By Gastromancy, which kind of ventral Fatiloquency was for a long time together used in Ferrara by Lady Giacoma Rodogina, the Eugastrimythian Prophetess.
  2. Divination by noting magical visions in large-bellied glasses, sometimes described as a technique where a child is placed in front of a glass filled with water, the images in the glass then interpreted. Similar to crystallomancy. uncountable
    — 1610 Vives in J. Healey Saint Augustine of the Citie of God Diuination generally was done by diuers means..Hydromancy..done either in a glasse bottle full of water, wherein a Childe must looke, (and this is called, Gastromancy of the glasses belly)...

词形变化

gastronomancy alternative

词汇关系

相关词
gastromancer

词源

From gastro- + -mancy.
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