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geomantically

geomantically

1 9.9
In a way that uses the earth to tell the future
  • adverb
  • /dʒiˈoʊmæn.tɪkli/
  • Archaic
: geománticamente
  • The landscape was arranged geomantically to promote a harmonious balance with nature.

Examples

  • The architect designed the park geomantically to enhance the energy flow of the space.

  • A place with geomantically qualified landforms and orientation produces auspicious energy, and the auspiciousness of the land is available to the people who occupy it.

    Academic text (2011)

  • She studied the site geomantically to determine the best locations for the new buildings.

Surface Forms

geomantically positive

Morphology

geomantically = geomantic (transparent) = geomancy + ic + ally

The adverb is formed regularly by adding the adverbial suffix '-ally' to the adjective 'geomantic', yielding a predictable adverbial meaning.

Etymology

Geomantically comes from geo- meaning 'earth' (as in geography) and -mancy meaning 'telling the future', so geomantically describes doing something by reading signs in the earth or on the ground to guide a decision.