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lychnomancy

lychnomancy noun: a form of divination using a lamp or a candle flame.

Noun

lychnomancy (uncountable)

  1. A form of divination using a lamp or a candle flame

Origin of lychnomancy

From Ancient Greek λύχνος (lúkhnos, “lamp”) + -mancy.

Questions about lychnomancy

What does lychnomancy mean?
Lychnomancy means a form of divination using a lamp or a candle flame.
What part of speech is lychnomancy?
Lychnomancy is a noun.

Words near lychnomancy in the dictionary

  1. lychnic
  2. lychnis
  3. lychnises
  4. lychnobite
  5. lychnobites
  6. lychnomancy
  7. lychnoscope
  8. lychnoscopes
  9. lychnoscopic
  10. Lychpit
  11. Lychrel number

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