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anthracomancy

anthracomancy noun: divination by studying burning coals.

Noun

anthracomancy (uncountable)

  1. Divination by studying burning coals
    • Around the vestry were tripods for anthracomancy, skulls for necromancy, mirrors for enoptromancy, or perhaps for putting on stage makeup.2015, John C. Wright, The Architect of Aeons, page 322

Origin of anthracomancy

From anthraco- + -mancy, from Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ (ánthrax, “coal”) and μαντεία (manteía, “prophecy”).

Questions about anthracomancy

What does anthracomancy mean?
Anthracomancy means divination by studying burning coals.
What part of speech is anthracomancy?
Anthracomancy is a noun.

Words near anthracomancy in the dictionary

  1. anthracoid
  2. anthracological
  3. anthracologist
  4. anthracologists
  5. anthracology
  6. anthracomancy
  7. anthracomartid
  8. anthracomartids
  9. anthracometer
  10. anthracometers
  11. anthraconite

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