💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Anthropomancy"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| armomancynoun | Divination through inspecting one's shoulders. In ancient times, this inspection was to see whether a human was a suitable sacrifice to the gods. |
| tephramancynoun | Divination by ashes, especially, especially those of a victim has been sacrificed. |
| hieromancynoun | Divination by interpreting sacred objects, often used in sacrificial offerings. Similar to aruspicy. |
| anthracomancynoun | Divination by studying burning coals |
| ophiomancynoun | Divination using snakes. |
| astragalomancynoun | Any form of divination by dice. |
| thanatomancynoun | (rare, fantasy) Magic or divination powered by death, such as a human sacrifice. |
| myomancynoun | Divination by interpreting rats or mice. Their cries were believed to indicate the presence of evil. |
| demonomancynoun | Divination using the aid of demons to reveal information. |
| idolomancynoun | Divination by idols, images or figures. |
| ceraunoscopynoun | Divination by interpreting thunder and lightning. |
| astragyromancynoun | Divination by dice. |
| onomancynoun | divination by the letters of a name; nomancy |
| omphalomancynoun | Divination by means of a child's navel, to learn how many children the mother may have. |
| hepatoscopynoun | (rare) Divination by the liver of an animal or bird. The liver was divided into sections, each section representing a deity, and the markings in these zones were important. |
| pegomancynoun | divination by fountains |
| uranomancynoun | Divination using the heavens. |
| anthropophuismnoun | The ascription of human nature to the gods. |
| skyphomancynoun | Divination by means of cups or vases. |
| alphitomancynoun | An Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal, used for instance to reveal guilty parties; it entailed feeding a person or group barley meal, and judging those who felt no effects to be innocent, while judging those who felt indigestion to be guilty. |
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