noun · neutersecond declension
psȳchomantīum
psȳchomantīum n (genitive psȳchomantīī)
Classical[psyː.kʰɔ.manˈtiː.ũː]Ecclesiastical[psi.ko.manˈt͡siː.um]
Meaning
- a place for necromancy, for consulting with the spirits of the dead
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | psȳchomantīum | psȳchomantīa |
| genitive | psȳchomantīī | psȳchomantīōrum |
| dative | psȳchomantīō | psȳchomantīīs |
| accusative | psȳchomantīum | psȳchomantīa |
| ablative | psȳchomantīō | psȳchomantīīs |
| vocative | psȳchomantīum | psȳchomantīa |
psȳchŏmantīum or -ēum, i, n., = ψυχομαντεῖον,
I. a place where the spirits of the dead were interrogated, a place of necromancy, Cic. Tusc. 1, 48, 115.—Plur., Cic. Div. 1, 58, 132.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
psȳchomantīum (-ēum) ī, n
, ψυχομαντεῖον, a place for inquiring of the dead, place of necromancy.
Origins
From Ancient Greek ψυχομαντεῖον (psukhomanteîon).