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catoptromancy

catoptromancy noun: divination by use of mirrors, or other reflective surfaces.

Noun

catoptromancy (uncountable)

  1. Divination by use of mirrors, or other reflective surfaces.
    • Her Trippa going on in his Discourse, said by Catoptromancy, likewise held in such account by the Emperor Didius Julianus, That by means thereof, he ever and anon foresaw all that which at any time did happen or befal unto him: Thou shalt not need to put on thy Spectacles; for in a Mirror thou wilt...1660, Urquhart tr. Rabelais, Gargantua & Pantagruel iii. xxv.
    • Catoptromancy was a species of divination performed by the aid of a mirror. This..was common among the Achaians.1880, J. Grant, Mysteries of all Nations, section XLII

Forms of catoptromancy

alternative formcatoxtromancy
alternative formcattobomancy
alternative formcataptromancy
alternative formcatoptromancie
alternative formcatoptiomancy

Origin of catoptromancy

From the Ancient Greek κάτοπτρον (kátoptron, “mirror”) + -mancy.

Questions about catoptromancy

What does catoptromancy mean?
Catoptromancy means divination by use of mirrors, or other reflective surfaces.
What part of speech is catoptromancy?
Catoptromancy is a noun.

Words near catoptromancy in the dictionary

  1. catoptrical
  2. catoptrically
  3. catoptrics
  4. catoptrid
  5. catoptrids
  6. catoptromancy
  7. catoptromantic
  8. catoptron
  9. catoptrophobia
  10. Cator
  11. Cators

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