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halomancy

halomancy noun: divination by use of salt.

Noun

halomancy (uncountable)

  1. Divination by use of salt.
    • Halomancy is the origin of the superstition surrounding spilled salt.

Forms of halomancy

alternative formalomancy

Origin of halomancy

From halo- + -mancy.

Questions about halomancy

What does halomancy mean?
Halomancy means divination by use of salt.
What part of speech is halomancy?
Halomancy is a noun.

Words near halomancy in the dictionary

  1. halolactones
  2. haloless
  3. halolike
  4. halolysin
  5. halolysins
  6. halomancy
  7. halometallate
  8. halometallates
  9. halometasone
  10. halometer
  11. halometers

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