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idolomancy

idolomancy noun: divination by idols, images or figures.

Noun

idolomancy (uncountable)

  1. Divination by idols, images or figures.
    • Idolomancy, by Idolls, Images, Figures...1652 Gaule The Magastromancer xix.
    • IDOLOMANCY: Use of idols or images for purposes of divination. The answers may come through dreams, by drawing lots, or anything else that believers may attribute to the power of such images. Some ancient oracles belonged in this category, and pagan priests often spoke from within hollow statues to...1973, Gibson Complete Illust, Bk Div. &ast Prophecy

Origin of idolomancy

First element is from Late Latin idolum, from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon, “image, idol”). Second element is from Latin -mantīa, ultimately from Ancient Greek μᾰντείᾱ (mănteíā). Equivalent to idol + -mancy.

Questions about idolomancy

What does idolomancy mean?
Idolomancy means divination by idols, images or figures.
What part of speech is idolomancy?
Idolomancy is a noun.

Words near idolomancy in the dictionary

  1. idoloclasts
  2. idolodulia
  3. idololatrical
  4. idololatrous
  5. idololatry
  6. idolomancy
  7. idolomania
  8. idolon
  9. idolons
  10. idolopoeia
  11. idolous

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