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Aldermancy
Aldermancy Al"der*man*cy, n.
The office of an alderman.
AlectoromancyAlectoromancy A*lec"to*ro*man`cy, n.
See Alectryomancy. Alectryomancy
Alectryomancy A*lec"try*o*man`cy, n. [Gr. ? cock + -mancy.]
Divination by means of a cock and grains of corn placed on
the letters of the alphabet, the letters being put together
in the order in which the grains were eaten. --Amer. Cyc.
Aleuromancy
Aleuromancy A*leu"ro*man`cy, n. [Gr. ? wheaten flour + -mancy:
cf. F. aleuromancie.]
Divination by means of flour. --Encyc. Brit.
AlomancyAlomancy Al"o*man`cy, n. [Gr. ?, salt + -mancy: cf. F.
alomancie, halomancie.]
Divination by means of salt. [Spelt also halomancy.]
--Morin. Al-phitomancy
Al-phitomancy Al-phit"o*man`cy, n. [Gr. ? barley meal +
-mancy: cf. F. alphitomancie.]
Divination by means of barley meal. --Knowles.
Anthracomancy
Anthracomancy An"thra*co*man`cy, n. [Gr. ?, ?, coal + -mancy.]
Divination by inspecting a burning coal.
Anthropomancy
Anthropomancy An"thro*po*man`cy, n. [Gr. ? man + -mancy.]
Divination by the entrails of human being.
Arithmancy
Arithmancy Ar"ith*man`cy, n. [Gr. ? number + -mancy.]
Divination by means of numbers.
Arithmomancy
Arithmomancy A*rith"mo*man"cy, n.
Arithmancy.
Astragalomancy
Astragalomancy As*trag"a*lo*man`cy, n. [Gr. ? ankle bone, die
+ -mancy.]
Divination by means of small bones or dice.
AthermancyAthermancy A*ther"man*cy ([.a]*th[~e]r"m[a^]n*s[y^]), n. [See
Athermanous.]
Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat.
--Tyndall. Austromancy
Austromancy Aus"tro*man`cy, n. [L. auster south wind +
-mancy.]
Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the
winds.
Axinomancy
Axinomancy Ax*in"o*man`cy, n. [L. axinomantia, Gr. ? ax +
-mancy.]
A species of divination, by means of an ax or hatchet.
Bibliomancy
Bibliomancy Bib"li*o*man`cy, n. [Gr. ? book + -mancy: cf. F.
bibliomancie.]
A kind of divination, performed by selecting passages of
Scripture at hazard, and drawing from them indications
concerning future events.
Botanomancy
Botanomancy Bot"a*no*man`cy, n. [Botany + -mancy: cf. F.
botanomantie.]
An ancient species of divination by means of plants, esp.
sage and fig leaves.
Capnomancy
Capnomancy Cap"no*man`cy, n. [Gr. ? smoke + mancy: cf. F.
capnomancie.]
Divination by means of the ascent or motion of smoke.
CartomancyCartomancy Car"to*man`cy, n. [Cf. F. cartomancie. See Card,
and -mancy.]
The art of telling fortunes with cards. CatoptromancyCatoptromancy Ca*top"tro*man`cy, n. [Gr. ? mirror + -mancy.
See Catopter.] (Antiq.)
A species of divination, which was performed by letting down
a mirror into water, for a sick person to look at his face in
it. If his countenance appeared distorted and ghastly, it was
an ill omen; if fresh and healthy, it was favorable. Ceromancy
Ceromancy Cer"o*man`cy, n. [Gr. khro`s wax + -mancy.]
Divination by dropping melted wax in water.
Chaomancy
Chaomancy Cha"o*man`cy, n. [Gr. ? the atmosphere + -mancy.]
Divination by means of appearances in the air.
ChartomancyChartomancy Char"to*man`cy, n. [L. charta paper + -mancy. Cf.
Cartomancy.]
Divination by written paper or by cards. Chiromancy
Chiromancy Chi"ro*mancy, n. [Gr. chei`r hand + -mancy.]
The art or practice of foretelling events, or of telling the
fortunes or the disposition of persons by inspecting the
hand; palmistry.
Coscinomancy
Coscinomancy Cos*cin"o*man`cy (k?s-s?n"?-m?n`s? or
k?s"s?-n?-), n. [Gr. ???? sieve + -mancy.]
Divination by means of a suspended sieve.
Crystallomancy
Crystallomancy Crys"tal*lo*man`cy (-l?-m?n`s?), n. [Gr.
kry`stallos crystal + -mancy.]
Divination by means of a crystal or other transparent body,
especially a beryl.
Dactyliomancy
Dactyliomancy Dac*tyl"i*o*man`cy, n. [Gr. dakty`lios +
-mancy.]
Divination by means of finger rings.
Dactylomancy
Dactylomancy Dac*tyl"o*man`cy, n.
Dactyliomancy. [R.] --Am. Cyc.
Daphnomancy
Daphnomancy Daph"no*man`cy, n. [Gr. da`fnh the laurel +
-mancy.]
Divination by means of the laurel.
DiathermancyDiathermancy Di`a*ther"man*cy, Diathermaneity
Di`a*ther`ma*ne"i*ty, n. [See Diathermanous.]
The property of transmitting radiant heat; the quality of
being diathermous. --Melloni. DormancyDormancy Dor"man*cy, n. [From Dormant.]
The state of being dormant; quiescence; abeyance.
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