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margaritomancy

margaritomancy noun: divination by pearls.

Noun

margaritomancy (uncountable)

  1. Divination by pearls.
    • In ancient times, a form of margaritomancy was used to determine the guilt or innocence of a man or woman suspected of committing a crime.2003, Gerina Dunwich, Dunwich's Guide to Gemstone Sorcery, page 134
    • Margaritomancy: Divination by pearls. A pearl was covered with a vase, and placed near the fire, and the names of suspected persons pronounced. When the name of the guilty one was uttered the pearl was supposed to bound upwards and pierce the bottom of the vase.1920, L. Spence, Encyc. Occult

Origin of margaritomancy

Latin margarita (“pearl”).

Questions about margaritomancy

What does margaritomancy mean?
Margaritomancy means divination by pearls.
What part of speech is margaritomancy?
Margaritomancy is a noun.

Words near margaritomancy in the dictionary

  1. margaritic acid
  2. margaritiferid
  3. margaritiferids
  4. margaritiferous
  5. Margarito
  6. margaritomancy
  7. Margaritos
  8. margarodid
  9. margarodids
  10. margarodite
  11. margarodites

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