RHAPSODIZE
Rhap"so*dize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rhapsodized; p. pr. & vb. n.
Rhapsodizing.]
Defn: To utter as a rhapsody, or in the manner of a rhapsody Sterne.
RHAPSODIZE
Rhap"so*dize, v. i.
Defn: To utter rhapsodies. Jefferson.
RHAPSODOMANCY
Rhap"so*do*man`cy, n. Etym: [Rhapsody + -mancy.]
Defn: Divination by means of verses.
RHAPSODY
Rhap"so*dy, n.; pl. Rhapsodies. Etym: [F. rhapsodie, L. rhapsodia,
Gr. Ode.]
1. A recitation or song of a rhapsodist; a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation, or usually recited, at one time; hence, a division of the Iliad or the Odyssey; — called also a book.
2. A disconnected series of sentences or statements composed under excitement, and without dependence or natural connection; rambling composition. "A rhapsody of words." Shak. "A rhapsody of tales." Locke.
3. (Mus.)