bibliomancy
- 英式英标[\'bɪblɪə,mænsi]
- 美式音标[\'bɪblɪə(ʊ)mænsɪ]
英文词源
- bibliomancy (n.)
- 1753, "divination by opening a book (especially the Bible) at random," the first verse presenting itself being taken as a prognostication of future events, from biblio- + -mancy. In pagan times, Homer (sortes Homericae) and Virgil (sortes Virgilianae) were used.
