ornithomancy
ornithomancy noun: divination by means of birds, especially from their behaviour, flight, vocalisations, etc.
Noun
ornithomancy (uncountable)
- Divination by means of birds, especially from their behaviour, flight, vocalisations, etc.
- This chapter in the great volume of superstition was indeed cultivated with unusual solicitude amongst the Pagans - ornithomancy (or the derivation of omens from the motions of birds) grew into an elaborate science.1840 April, Thomas de Quincey, “Modern Superstition”, in Blackwoods Magazine, page 564, column 2
- Ornithomancy was a popular way of searching into futurity.1880, James Grant, The Mysteries of all Nations, Leith: Reid & Son, page 380
ornithomancy meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Persian
ornithomancy in Tamil
- பறவைக் குறி முறை
ornithomancy in Arabic
- divination by means of birds
- تَطَيُّر taṭayyur, طِيَرَة ṭiyara, طِيرَة ṭīra
ornithomancy in Persian
- divination by means of birds
- اورنیتومانسی
Origin of ornithomancy
From ornitho- + -mancy.
Questions about ornithomancy
- What does ornithomancy mean?
- Ornithomancy means divination by means of birds, especially from their behaviour, flight, vocalisations, etc.
- What is ornithomancy in Tamil?
- Ornithomancy in Tamil is பறவைக் குறி முறை. See Ornithomancy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is ornithomancy?
- Ornithomancy is a noun.
Words near ornithomancy in the dictionary
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