hieromancy

hieromancy
divination by studying objects offered in sacrifice

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  • Hieromancy — Hi er*o*man cy, n. [Gr. iero s sacred + ? divination: cf. F. hi[ e]romantie.] Divination by observing the objects offered in sacrifice. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hieromancy — /hī ə rō manˈsi/ noun Divination by observing the objects offered in sacrifice ORIGIN: Gr hieros sacred, and manteiā divination …   Useful english dictionary

  • hieromancy — noun Divination by interpreting sacred objects, often used in sacrificial offerings. Similar to aruspicy. HIEROMANCY: Divination through various forms of sacrifice, or preparation for such, especially when performed by adepts in accordance with… …   Wiktionary

  • hieromancy — n. Hieroscopy, divination by sacrifices …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • hieromancy — Divination using entrails …   Grandiloquent dictionary

  • Methods of divination — This article is about the numerous varieties of divination. For divination as a whole, see Divination. Innumerable methods of divination can be found around the world, and many cultures practice the same methods under different names. During the… …   Wikipedia

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  • divination — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. prediction, prophecy, augury, guess; sorcery. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. augury, interpretation of omens, prediction, soothsaying, sorcery, calculation, foretelling, foreshadowing, palmistry, prognostics …   English dictionary for students

  • Divination and Fortune-Telling — This list defines 163 terms for kinds of divination and fortune telling, ranging from very common (runes, tarot cards, or horoscopes) to extraordinarily rare. In fact, you won t believe the range of methods that people have developed to rip other …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • divination — n 1. augury, prophecy, soothsaying, Obs. hariolation, forecasting, foretelling, prediction, prognostication, oracle, vaticination, Obs. Rare. fatid icency, Obs. Rare. mantology. 2. sortilege, astrology, horoscope, haruspicy, harus pication,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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