ceromancy
ceromancy noun: divination by pouring melted wax into water and interpreting the bubbles formed.
Noun
ceromancy (uncountable)
- Divination by pouring melted wax into water and interpreting the bubbles formed.
- By Ceromancy, where, by the means of Wax dissolved into Water, thou shalt see the Figure, Poutrait and lively Representation of thy future Wife, and of her Fredin Fredaliatory Belly-thumping Blades.1660, Urquhart tr. Rabelais Gargantua & Pantagruel iii. xxv
- In ceromancy, melted wax is allowed to drip into a shallow dish of cold water, and the resulting shapes are interpreted. Ceromancy was very popular in the eighteenth century, when correspondence was normally fastened with sealing wax.1983, Complete Bk Predictions.
- Synonyms:
- ceroscopy
ceromancy meaning in Tamil
ceromancy in Tamil
- குறிகூறல்
Synonyms of ceromancy
- ceroscopy
Forms of ceromancy
| alternative form | carromancy |
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Origin of ceromancy
From Ancient Greek κηρός (kērós, “wax”) + -mancy.
Questions about ceromancy
- What does ceromancy mean?
- Ceromancy means divination by pouring melted wax into water and interpreting the bubbles formed.
- What is ceromancy in Tamil?
- Ceromancy in Tamil is குறிகூறல். See Ceromancy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is ceromancy?
- Ceromancy is a noun.
Words near ceromancy in the dictionary
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