10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRIPUDIARY»
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tripudiary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The Fortune-Telling Book: The Encyclopedia of Divination and ...
Thomas Blount, in his Glossographia, or a dictionary interpreting such hard
words as are now used (1656), states: “Tripudiary divination was by bread
rebounding on the ground, when it was cast unto birds, or chickens.” Also Sir
Thomas ...
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Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
TRIPUDIARY. adj. [tripudium, Lat.] Performed by dancing. — Claudius Pulcher
continued the tripudiary augurations. Brown. » TR1PUDIA TION. n.s. {tripudium,
Lat.] Act of dancing. TRIQUETRA, a name of Sicily. Sec Sici.ly, TRIQUETROUS, ...
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
Shakes. * AITGURIAL. «Jj- [from augury.} Relating to augury.— On this
foundation we built theconclu- iions of soothsayers, in their augurial and
tripudiary divinations. Brv<wn. * 'Tt, AUGURISE. v.n. [from augur.] To practise
divination bv ;.ugury.
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; or, Universal dictionary of ...
To judge by augury. * AUGUKATION. »./. [from augur.'] The practice of augury, or
of foretelling by events and prodigies. — Claudius Pulcher underwent the like
success, when he continued the tripudiary augu- rations. Brown' j Vu'.i^ar Errours
.
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1816
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A Dictionnary of the English Language
Claudius Pulcher underwent the like success, when he continued the tripudiary
augurationr. Browrf: [sit/gar Erroun. A/UGURER. n. [from augurs] The same with
augur. These apparent prodigies, And the persuasion of his angurers, May hold ...
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Dictionnary of the English Language with Numerous ...
Claudius Pulcher underwent the like success, when he continued the tripudiary
augurations. Brown, Vtdg. Err. A'ugurer. n.s. [from augur."] The same with augur.
These apparent prodigies, And the persuasion of his augurers, May hold him
from ...
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A new dictionary of the English language ...
On this foundation (non causa pro causa) wer conclusions of soothsayers in their
auguriall and tripudiary divinations ; collecting presages from voice or food of
birds, and conjoining events into causes of no connexion. Brown. Vulgar Errours
...
8
The Class-book of Etymology: Designed to Promote Precision ...
Triptote. Tres; ptoma. Tripudiary, tripudiation. THpudium. Tripyramid. Tres\ pyr.
Triradiated. Tres ; radius. Trireme. Tres; remits. Trirhomboidal. Tres; rhombus;
oidos. Trisect. Tres; seto. Trispast. Tres; spasma. Trispermous. Tres; sperma.
Trisulc.
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Sir Thomas Browne's Works: Including His Life and Correspondence
... many Christians have condemned literature, misunderstanding the counsel of
Saint Paul, who adviseth no further than to beware of philosophy.2 On this
foundation were built the conclusions of soothsayers in their augurial and
tripudiary ...
Sir Thomas Browne, Simon Wilkin, 1835
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Pseudodoxia Epidemica, Or, Enquiries Into Very Many Received ...
When Gracem was slain, the same \ day the Chickens refuse to come out of the
coop Land Claudius' Pulcber . underwent the like siiceessess , when he
contemned the Tripudiary Augurations : They died not because the Pullets would
not feed ...
