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libanomancy

libanomancy noun: divination by interpreting the smoke or ash of incense.

Noun

libanomancy (uncountable)

  1. Divination by interpreting the smoke or ash of incense.
    • Gargantua & Pantagruel iii. xxv. 133, Urquhart translating Rabelais, 1660.
      By Libanomancy, for the which we shall need but a little Frankincense
    Synonyms:
    knissomancy

Synonyms of libanomancy

  • knissomancy

Origin of libanomancy

From Ancient Greek λιβανομαντεία (libanomanteía), from λίβανος (líbanos, “frankincense”) + μᾰντείᾱ (mănteíā, “divination”).

Questions about libanomancy

What does libanomancy mean?
Libanomancy means divination by interpreting the smoke or ash of incense.
What part of speech is libanomancy?
Libanomancy is a noun.

Words near libanomancy in the dictionary

  1. libacious
  2. Libagon
  3. libament
  4. libaments
  5. libaniferous
  6. libanomancy
  7. libant
  8. libaries
  9. libary
  10. Libas
  11. libate

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