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tephramancy

tephramancy noun: divination by ashes, especially, especially those of a victim has been sacrificed.

Noun

tephramancy (uncountable)

  1. Divination by ashes, especially, especially those of a victim has been sacrificed.
    Synonyms:
    spodomancy

Synonyms of tephramancy

Forms of tephramancy

alternative formtephromancy

Origin of tephramancy

From tephra + -mancy.

Questions about tephramancy

What does tephramancy mean?
Tephramancy means divination by ashes, especially, especially those of a victim has been sacrificed.
What part of speech is tephramancy?
Tephramancy is a noun.

Words near tephramancy in the dictionary

  1. tephillin
  2. tephillot
  3. tephilloth
  4. tephiritid
  5. tephra
  6. tephramancy
  7. tephras
  8. tephriphonolite
  9. tephriphonolites
  10. tephriphonolitic
  11. tephrite

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