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cleromancy

cleromancy noun: divination by casting lots (sortilege).

Noun

cleromancy (uncountable)

  1. Divination by casting lots (sortilege).
  2. Divination by throwing dice or any such marked objects, like beans, pebbles, or bones.

Origin of cleromancy

Ancient Greek κλῆρος (klêros), "a lot".

Questions about cleromancy

What does cleromancy mean?
Cleromancy means divination by casting lots (sortilege).
What part of speech is cleromancy?
Cleromancy is a noun.

Words near cleromancy in the dictionary

  1. clerodendrin
  2. clerodendrins
  3. clerofascism
  4. clerofascist
  5. clerofascists
  6. cleromancy
  7. cleromantic
  8. cleronomy
  9. clerosterol
  10. cleroteria
  11. cleroterion

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