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rhapsodomancy

rhapsodomancy noun: divination by reading a random passage from a poem.

Noun

rhapsodomancy (uncountable)

  1. Divination by reading a random passage from a poem.
    • Rhapsodomantia sive divinatio ex rhapsodia aliqva poëtæ.1723, Fabricii, Bibliographia Antiquaria xii
    • Rhapsodomancy: A form of divination, based on a line in a sacred book or book of poetry which strikes the eye when the book is opened, or which is the last line to be pierced by a needle stuck through the closed book.1953, Gaynor (ed.), Dict. Mysticism

Origin of rhapsodomancy

From French rhapsodomancie, from Ancient Greek ῥαψῳδός (rhapsōidós) + -mancy.

Questions about rhapsodomancy

What does rhapsodomancy mean?
Rhapsodomancy means divination by reading a random passage from a poem.
What part of speech is rhapsodomancy?
Rhapsodomancy is a noun.

Words near rhapsodomancy in the dictionary

  1. rhapsodizer
  2. rhapsodizers
  3. rhapsodizes
  4. rhapsodizing
  5. rhapsodizings
  6. rhapsodomancy
  7. rhapsodomantic
  8. rhapsody
  9. rhapsoidos
  10. rhaptochelydian
  11. rhaptochelydians

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