单词 | pyromancy |
释义 | Definition of pyromancy in English:pyromancynoun ˈpʌɪrə(ʊ)ˌmansi historical
OriginLate Middle English; earliest use found in John Gower (d. 1408), poet. From Middle French pyromance, piromance, pyromancie, pyromantie and its etymon post-classical Latin pyromantia from Hellenistic Greek πυρομαντεία (in a papyrus: the reading is doubtful) from ancient Greek πυρο- + -μαντεία. Definition of pyromancy in US English:pyromancynounˈpʌɪrə(ʊ)ˌmansi historical
OriginLate Middle English; earliest use found in John Gower (d. 1408), poet. From Middle French pyromance, piromance, pyromancie, pyromantie and its etymon post-classical Latin pyromantia from Hellenistic Greek πυρομαντεία (in a papyrus: the reading is doubtful) from ancient Greek πυρο- + -μαντεία. |
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