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anthropomancy

anthropomancy noun: divination by the interpretation of human sacrificial entrails.

Noun

anthropomancy (uncountable)

  1. divination by the interpretation of human sacrificial entrails.
    Synonyms:
    antinopomancy

Synonyms of anthropomancy

  • antinopomancy

Origin of anthropomancy

From anthropo- + -mancy, from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, mankind, human, humanity”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination”).

Questions about anthropomancy

What does anthropomancy mean?
Anthropomancy means divination by the interpretation of human sacrificial entrails.
What part of speech is anthropomancy?
Anthropomancy is a noun.

Words near anthropomancy in the dictionary

  1. anthropologically
  2. anthropologies
  3. anthropologist
  4. anthropologists
  5. anthropology
  6. anthropomancy
  7. anthropomantic
  8. anthropometer
  9. anthropometers
  10. anthropometric
  11. anthropometrical

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