I felt by anticipation the horrors of the Highland
seers, whom their gift of deuteroscopy compels to
witness things unmeet for mortal eye. --Sir W.
Scott.
[1913 Webster]
2. That which is seen at a second view; a meaning beyond the literal sense; the second intention; a hidden signification. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
deuteroscopy — The term deuteroscopy comes from the Greek words deuteros (second) and skopeo (I am looking at). The coiner of the term is unknown, but it was used for centuries in demonology and occultism before taking on a biomedical connotation. From 1837… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
deuteroscopy — deu·ter·os·co·py … English syllables
deuteroscopy — ˈräskəpē noun ( es) Etymology: deuter (I) + scopy 1. obsolete : something seen or perceived only at a second view 2. archaic … Useful english dictionary
Methods of divination — This article is about the numerous varieties of divination. For divination as a whole, see Divination. Innumerable methods of divination can be found around the world, and many cultures practice the same methods under different names. During the… … Wikipedia
dissimilar autoscopy — The term dissimilar autoscopy comes from the Latin words dis (not) and similis (alike), and from the Greek words autos (self) and skopeo (I am looking at). The French term autoscopie dissemblable (i.e. dissimilar autoscopy) was introduced in… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
heautoscopy — Also written as héautoscopy. Both terms stem from the Greek words heautou ( of oneself ) and skopeô (I am looking at). They translate loosely as seeing oneself or seeing [something] of oneself . In the older literature heau toscopy is also… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
