alphitomancy

词源链

古希腊语Ancient Greek约前 1500–前 300 年
ἀλφῐτόμαντις‘diviner who used barley meal’
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alphitomancy

词源说明

From Ancient Greek ἀλφῐτόμαντις (alphĭtómantis, “diviner who used barley meal”), from ἄλφῐτον (álphĭton, “barley meal”) and μαντεία (manteía, “prophecy”).

释义

名词noun

1An Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal, used for instance to reveal guilty parties; it entailed feeding a person or group barley meal, and judging those who felt no effects to be innocent, while judging those who felt indigestion to be guilty.