Definition of Ornithomancy. Meaning of Ornithomancy. Synonyms of Ornithomancy

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Definition of Ornithomancy

Ornithomancy
Ornithomancy Or*nith"o*man`cy, n. [Gr. ?; ?, ?, a bird + ? divination: cf. F. ornithomancie.] Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc. Ornithomancy grew into an elaborate science. --De Quincey.

Meaning of Ornithomancy from wikipedia

- have introduced ornithomancy to mankind, by indicating among the birds “those by nature favourable, and those/Sinister”. Ornithomancy could be spontaneous...
- Thirteen beware it's the devil himself. The rhyme has its origins in ornithomancy superstitions connected with magpies, considered a bird of ill omen in...
- many methods to explicate the will of the gods including exti****y, ornithomancy, etc. They were more numerous than the oracles and did not keep a limited...
- Aepyornithiformes Gastornithiformes Human interaction Ringing Ornithology Ornithomancy Bird collections Birdwatching big year Bird feeding Conservation Aviculture...
- patron of the augurs. Augury Auguraculum De Divinatione Inauguration Omen Ornithomancy Beard, et al, volume 1, pp.22-24, 27-28 Brent (1999), p. 20. Brent (1999)...
- Aepyornithiformes Gastornithiformes Human interaction Ringing Ornithology Ornithomancy Bird collections Birdwatching big year Bird feeding Conservation Aviculture...
- Hepatoscopy: observing the liver of an animal Nephomancy: cloud-watching Ornithomancy: watching birds in flight Capnomancy: divination through smoke Oneiromancy:...
- Aepyornithiformes Gastornithiformes Human interaction Ringing Ornithology Ornithomancy Bird collections Birdwatching big year Bird feeding Conservation Aviculture...
- cardinal points, in which the priests of ancient Rome practiced augury and ornithomancy. The priest observer was positioned at the center of the temple, in a...
- official of that name, is used to mean a person of any culture engaged in ornithomancy. There were no Romans at Troy, as Rome had not yet been founded. Homer...