extipacy
English translation: extispicy
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extispicy Explanation: extispicy - the reading of an omen by examining the entrails of animals; http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glossarye.html AltaVista (any language: 71 pages found; word count: extispicium: 19; extispicy: 102 Ignored: estispex:0; estispexy:0 extipacy: 0 http://www.themystica.com/mystica/articles/e/extispicy_or_ex... Etymology: extispicium: an inspection of entrails (Suetonios) estispex: a soothsayer who predicts fro the entrails of victims (Cicero.) (Cassel’s Latin Dictionary, ISBN0-02-522580-4) Some related English terms: haruspicy: the art of divining the future by observing the entrails of sacrificed animals, namely the liver. The haruspex was a priest highly thought of by this people; http://www.isa.it/tuscia/english/history/etrus6.htm Haruspicy: from entrails of animals Hepatoscopy: from liver of animal http://www.eclecticspirit.com/divination.html Antinopomancy, by the entrails of human beings. Theriomancy, by beasts. Ornithomancy, by birds. Icthyomancy, by fishes. Botanomancy, by herbs. Lithomancy, by stones. Kleromancy, by lots. Oneiromancy, by dreams. (etc. etc. etc. – excerpt from a very long list) http://litrix.com/madraven/madne058.htm see above |
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see below Explanation: I enjoy language-related challenges and like to test the limits of my resources. I saw the way into this one through some access to Latin. Helping other tanslators and getting KudoZ points are additional motivators. Though admittedly some subjects are more engaging than others. This one is actually quite amusing, when you look into the various beliefs -- as outlined in some of the cited Web sites. Makes you wonder how far WE are off in OUR prognostications.:) |
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