different between meteoromancy vs aeromancy

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Etymology

Ancient Greek ???????? (meté?ros, “in mid-air”) +? -mancy

Noun

meteoromancy (uncountable)

1. Divination by interpreting meteorological phenomena such as meteors.
   • 1855 Elihu Rich in Smedley et al. Occult Sci.

     The Romans are believed to have derived meteoromancy from Etruria.

   • 1973 Gibson Complete Illust. Bk Div. & Prophecy

     METEOROMANCY: A special branch of astromancy dealing with omens that pertain to shooting stars. Ancient Roman augurs included thunder, lightning, eclipses, and other heavenly phenomena in such divinations.

   • 1983 Complete Bk Predictions

     Meteoromancy: Divination from meteors and shooting stars.

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Alternative forms

• Early Modern English: aeromancie, æromancy, aëromancy, aeromanty, eromancy, heromancy
• Forms containing "ë" are now obsolete.

Etymology

aero- +? -mancy, from Ancient Greek ????? (aéros, “air”) and ??????? (manteía, “prophecy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?.??.mæn.si/

Noun

aeromancy (uncountable)

1. Divination by use of atmospheric conditions.
   • "heromancy" -- OED, 1546

     "If these apparitions are in the Ayre, then it is called Aeromancie." -- Astrologaster, J. Melton, 1620

   • "Have you a mind, quoth Her Trippa, to have the truth of the matter yet more fully and amply disclosed unto you by..aeromancy, whereof Aristophanes in his Clouds maketh great estimation..?" -- Works of Rabelais III, 1951

Related terms

• austromancy
• anemoscopy
• nephomancy
• ceraunoscopy
• chaomancy
• cometomancy
• meteoromancy

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