ορνιθομαντεία

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περὶ οὐδὲν γὰρ οὕτως ὑπάρχει τῶν ἀνθρωπίνων ἔργων βεβαιότης ὡς περὶ τὰς ἐνεργείας τὰς κατ' ἀρετήν → since none of man's functions possess the quality of permanence so fully as the activities in conformity with virtue

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Greek Monolingual

η (Α ὀρνιθομαντεία)
πρόβλεψη του μέλλοντος από την παρατήρηση του πετάγματος ή της κραυγής τών πτηνών.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < ὄρνις, -ιθος + μαντεία.