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Essodinum
Spirits celestial influences and signs · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. Foretelling by interpreting marks.
In the book. Erodinium names a sign of something to come, while Evestrum is a prophetic spirit associated with signs or something preceding an event.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 21; facsimile PDF page 349.
Historical Definition
Essodinum is a presage of things to come through their marks.
Meaning
Marks provide the stated means of presaging. The definition does not identify the marked subject, the event predicted or a set of rules for interpretation. Its scope is consequently broader than a particular art of reading hands, stones or weather.
Use in the Book
Erodinium names a sign of something to come, while Evestrum is a prophetic spirit associated with signs or something preceding an event. The comparison distinguishes a sign, the act or account of presaging by marks, and an attributed agency. Their connection is useful without making them interchangeable.
Places to Read
Erodinium. A sign understood as pointing towards a future event.
Evestrum. A prophetic agency associated with signs preceding events.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 21; facsimile PDF page 349 — Facsimile