lecanomancy
lecanomancy noun: divination by interpreting the sound or effect of an object or substance (commonly a gem) falling into a body of water.
Noun
lecanomancy (uncountable)
- Divination by interpreting the sound or effect of an object or substance (commonly a gem) falling into a body of water.
- Diuination generally was done by diuers means..Hydromancy..done..in a basen of water, which is called Lecanomancie, in which Strabo sayth the Asians are singular.1610 Vives in J. Healey Saint Augustine of the Citie of God
- Have you a mind (quoth Her Trippa) to have the truth of the matter yet more fully and amply disclosed unto you by Pyromancy, by Aeromancy, (whereof Aristophanes in his Clouds maketh great estimation) by Hydromancy, by Leconomancy, of old in prime request amongst the Assyrians, and throughly tried...1900 [1693], François Rabelais, chapter XXV, in Thomas Urquhart, Peter le Motteux, transl., Gargantua and Pantagruel, page 133
Forms of lecanomancy
| alternative form | lecanomancie |
|---|---|
| alternative form | lecaunomancy |
| alternative form | leconomancy |
| alternative form | leucanomancy |
| alternative form | licanomancy |
Origin of lecanomancy
From Late Latin lecanomantia, from Ancient Greek λεκανομαντείᾱ (lekanomanteíā), from λεκάνη (lekánē, “dish, pan”).
Questions about lecanomancy
- What does lecanomancy mean?
- Lecanomancy means divination by interpreting the sound or effect of an object or substance (commonly a gem) falling into a body of water.
- What part of speech is lecanomancy?
- Lecanomancy is a noun.
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