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Axinomancy
Axinomancy Ax*in"o*man`cy, n. [L. axinomantia, Gr. ? ax +
-mancy.]
A species of divination, by means of an ax or hatchet.
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.
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.
Daphnomancy
Daphnomancy Daph"no*man`cy, n. [Gr. da`fnh the laurel +
-mancy.]
Divination by means of the laurel.
Demonomania
Demonomania De*mon`o*ma"ni*a, n. [Demon + mania.]
A form of madness in which the patient conceives himself
possessed of devils.
IconomaniaIconomania I`co*no*ma"ni*a, n. [NL. See Icon, and Mania.]
A mania or infatuation for icons, whether as objects of
devotion, bric-a-brac, or curios. Lecanomancy
Lecanomancy Le*can"o*man`cy, n. [Gr. ? bowl or basin +
-mancy.]
divination practiced with water in a basin, by throwing three
stones into it, and invoking the demon whose aid was sought.
Monomane
Monomane Mon"o*mane, n.
A monomaniac. [R.]
MonomaniaMonomania Mon`o*ma"ni*a, n. [Mono- + mania.]
Derangement of the mind in regard of a single subject only;
also, such a concentration of interest upon one particular
subject or train of ideas to show mental derangement.
Syn: Insanity; madness; alienation; aberration; derangement;
mania. See Insanity. Monomaniac
Monomaniac Mon`oma"ni*ac, n.
A person affected by monomania.
Monomaniac
Monomaniac Mon`oma"ni*ac, Monomaniacal Mon`oma"ni*a*cal, a.
[Cf. F. monomaniaque.]
Affected with monomania, or partial derangement of intellect;
caused by, or resulting from, monomania; as, a monomaniacal
delusion.
Monomaniacal
Monomaniac Mon`oma"ni*ac, Monomaniacal Mon`oma"ni*a*cal, a.
[Cf. F. monomaniaque.]
Affected with monomania, or partial derangement of intellect;
caused by, or resulting from, monomania; as, a monomaniacal
delusion.
NomancyNomancy No"man*cy, n. [Cf. F. nomancie, nomance, abbrev. fr.
onomancie. See Onomancy.]
The art or practice of divining the destiny of persons by the
letters which form their names. OEnomania
OEnomania [OE]n`o*ma"ni*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? wine + ? mania.]
(Med.)
(a) Delirium tremens. --Rayer.
(b) Dipsomania.
OnomancyOnomancy On"o*man`cy, n. [Gr. ? name + -mancy. Cf. Nomancy.]
Divination by the letters of a name; nomancy. [R.] --Camden. Onomantic
Onomantic On`o*man"tic, Onomantical On`o*man"tic*al, a.
Of or pertaining to onomancy. [R.]
Onomantical
Onomantic On`o*man"tic, Onomantical On`o*man"tic*al, a.
Of or pertaining to onomancy. [R.]
Stigonomancy
Stigonomancy Stig"o*no*man`cy, n. [Gr. ?, ?, one who is
marked, or one who marks (? to mark with a pointed
instrument, to prick) + -mancy.]
Divination by writing on the bark of a tree.
Xenomania
Xenomania Xen`o*ma"ni*a, n. [Gr. xe`nos strange + E. mania.]
A mania for, or an inordinate attachment to, foreign customs,
institutions, manners, fashions, etc. [R.] --Saintsbury.
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