Meanings
alternative Early Modern aeromancie · alternative Early Modern æromancy · alternative Early Modern aëromancy · alternative Early Modern aeromanty · alternative Early Modern eromancy · alternative Early Modern heromancy
- uncountableDivination by use of atmospheric conditions.
"If these apparitions are in the Ayre, then it is called Aeromancie." -- Astrologaster, J. Melton, 1620
"heromancy" -- OED, 15461 more example
Have you a mind (quoth Her Trippa) to have the truth of the matter yet more fully and amply disclosed unto you by Pyromancy, by Aeromancy, (whereof Aristophanes in his Clouds maketh great estimation) by Hydromancy, by Leconomancy, of old in prime request amongst the Assyrians, and throughly tried by Hermolaus Barbarus : Come hither, and I will shew thee, in this Platter-full of fair Fountain-water, thy future Wife lechering, and sercroupierising it with two swaggering Ruffians, one after another.
1900 [1693], François Rabelais, chapter XXV, in Thomas Urquhart, Peter le Motteux, transl., Gargantua and Pantagruel, page 133
Origin
- Latināeromantia
- Middle Frenchaerimancie, aeromance, ayromancie
- Anglo-Normanaermancie
- Middle Englishaeremance, aermancye, aaeromancye
- Englishaeromancy
From Middle English aeremance, aermancye, aaeromancye, from Anglo-Norman aermancie and Middle French aerimancie, aeromance, ayromancie (modern French aéromancie), from Latin āeromantia. By surface analysis, aero- + -mancy.
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French aéromancie
- aéromanciedivination by use of atmospheric conditions
German Aeromantie
- Aeromantiedivination by use of atmospheric conditions
Italian aeromanzia
- aeromanziadivination by use of atmospheric conditions
Latin aeromantia
- aeromantiadivination by use of atmospheric conditions
Polish aeromancja
- aeromancjadivination by use of atmospheric conditions
Portuguese aeromancia
- aeromanciadivination by use of atmospheric conditions
Spanish aeromancia
- aeromanciadivination by use of atmospheric conditions
Cite this entry
aeromancy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeromancy
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