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astromancy

/ˈæstɹɵmænsi/

astromancy noun: divination by the stars; astrology in its modern prophetic aspect.

Noun

astromancy (uncountable)

  1. Divination by the stars; astrology in its modern prophetic aspect.
    • In the ancient world and in the Middle Ages astrology was the science of planets and stars, astrolatry was the worship of stars, and astromancy was the practice of soothsaying and divination by means of celestial configurations. We use the word biology for the science of living things and properly...2000, Edward Harrison, Cosmology: The Science of the Universe, page 25

Synonyms of astromancy

Origin of astromancy

From astro- + -mancy. From Latin astromantīa, from Ancient Greek ἀστρομαντεία (astromanteía), from ἄστρον (ástron, “star”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination”).

Questions about astromancy

What does astromancy mean?
Astromancy means divination by the stars; astrology in its modern prophetic aspect.
What part of speech is astromancy?
Astromancy is a noun.
How do you pronounce astromancy?
Astromancy is pronounced /ˈæstɹɵmænsi/.

Words near astromancy in the dictionary

  1. astrologue
  2. astrologues
  3. astrology
  4. astromancer
  5. astromancers
  6. astromancy
  7. astromantic
  8. astromaterial
  9. astromaterials
  10. astromathematical
  11. astromathematics

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