hydromancy

/hahy-druh-man-see/US // ˈhaɪ drəˌmæn si //UK // (ˈhaɪdrəʊˌmænsɪ) //

水力发电,水漫金山,水力运动,水力

Definitions

n.名词 noun

Hydromancy, divination by water, in which the diviner showed the figure of an absent person.
How many that are for hydromancy, that pretend in water to show men mighty mysteries?
The sixth is named hydromancy, as when a demon teaches anything by appearances in the water.
This mode of divining is perhaps one of the most ancient superstitions that have descended to us, and was termed Hydromancy.