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Præsagium
Spirits celestial influences and signs · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. A significant sign understood as pointing toward a future event.
In the book. Pyromancy specifies fire as a medium of presaging, while Sortilegium specifies spirits.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 38; facsimile PDF page 366.
Historical Definition
Præsagium is a notable sign of something to come.
Meaning
The entry defines a relation in time: a present or observed sign points toward something not yet come. Notable marks its significance, without identifying a particular medium.
Use in the Book
Pyromancy specifies fire as a medium of presaging, while Sortilegium specifies spirits. The general sign word can orient readers within those more particular accounts.
Places to Read
Pyromancy. Divination through the signs of fire.
Sortilegium. Foretelling mediated by spirits.
Turba magna. A multitude of stars and the presage associated with them.
In This Edition
The definition records the historical notion of a presage. A sign described as such within a work remains the author’s interpretation of its relation to an event.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 38; facsimile PDF page 366 — Facsimile
See also. Pyromancy; Sortilegium; Turba magna; Erodinium; Essodinum