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capnomancy

/ˈkæpnəˌmænsi/

capnomancy noun: divination by interpreting smoke rising from a fire. A form of pyromancy.

Noun

capnomancy (uncountable)

  1. (divination) Divination by interpreting smoke rising from a fire. A form of pyromancy.
    • Diuination generally was done by diuers means...by smoake, Capnomancy.1610, Vives in J. Healey Saint Augustine of the Citie of God
    • To these is also added Capnomancy, so called from smoke, because it searcheth into the flame and smoke; and thin colors, sounds and motions when they are carried upright, or on one side, or round...1897, Three Bks Occult Phil. lvii. (Agrippa)

Forms of capnomancy

alternative formkapnomancy

Origin of capnomancy

Ancient Greek καπνός (kapnós, “smoke”); capno- + -mancy

Questions about capnomancy

What does capnomancy mean?
Capnomancy means divination by interpreting smoke rising from a fire. A form of pyromancy.
What part of speech is capnomancy?
Capnomancy is a noun.
How do you pronounce capnomancy?
Capnomancy is pronounced /ˈkæpnəˌmænsi/.

Words near capnomancy in the dictionary

  1. capnograph
  2. capnographic
  3. capnographs
  4. capnography
  5. capnolagnia
  6. capnomancy
  7. capnometer
  8. capnometers
  9. capnometric
  10. capnometry
  11. capnomor

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