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lampadomancy

lampadomancy noun: divination by the interpretation of the flame of a lamp. A type of pyromancy.

Noun

lampadomancy (uncountable)

  1. divination by the interpretation of the flame of a lamp. A type of pyromancy.
    • Lampadomancy, by candles and lamps […]1652, The Magastromancer xix, Gaule
    • A divination based on the observation of the movements of the flame of a lamp was called lampadomancy.1931, Picture Museum of Sorcery viii, Lock tr. de Givry

Origin of lampadomancy

From Ancient Greek λαμπάς (lampás, “torch”), + -mancy.

Questions about lampadomancy

What does lampadomancy mean?
Lampadomancy means divination by the interpretation of the flame of a lamp. A type of pyromancy.
What part of speech is lampadomancy?
Lampadomancy is a noun.

Words near lampadomancy in the dictionary

  1. lampadephore
  2. lampadephores
  3. Lampadist
  4. Lampadists
  5. lampadite
  6. lampadomancy
  7. Lampadrome
  8. lampads
  9. Lampanelli
  10. Lampang
  11. lampante

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