- bibliomancy (n.)
[bibliomancy 词源字典]
- 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.[bibliomancy etymology, bibliomancy origin, 英语词源]