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armomancy

armomancy noun: divination using the shoulder blade of an animal. It was taken from a dead animal and thrown into a fire, and the cracks formed in the bone were then interpreted.

Noun

armomancy (uncountable)

  1. Divination using the shoulder blade of an animal. It was taken from a dead animal and thrown into a fire, and the cracks formed in the bone were then interpreted.
  2. Divination through inspecting one's shoulders. In ancient times, this inspection was to see whether a human was a suitable sacrifice to the gods.
    Synonyms:
    spealomancy

Synonyms of armomancy

Origin of armomancy

From Latin armus (“shoulder blade”) + -mancy.

Questions about armomancy

What does armomancy mean?
Armomancy means divination using the shoulder blade of an animal. It was taken from a dead animal and thrown into a fire, and the cracks formed in the bone were then interpreted.
What part of speech is armomancy?
Armomancy is a noun.

Words near armomancy in the dictionary

  1. armography
  2. armoir
  3. armoire
  4. armoires
  5. armoirs
  6. armomancy
  7. Armon
  8. Armona
  9. Armond
  10. Armonds
  11. armoniac

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