- ichthyomancy
- Divination or magic involving fish
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ichthyomancy
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Ichthyomancy — Ich thy*o*man cy, n. [Gr. ichqy s, y os, a fish + mancy: cf. F. ichthyomancie.] Divination by the heads or the entrails of fishes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ichthyomancy — divination by the heads or the entrails of fishes … Dictionary of ichthyology
ichthyomancy — noun a) Divination interpreting the appearance and behaviour of fish. A form of augury. b) Divination interpreting the entrails of fish. A form of aruspicy … Wiktionary
ichthyomancy — divination by inspecting fish entrails Divination and Fortune Telling … Phrontistery dictionary
Methods of divination — This article is about the numerous varieties of divination. For divination as a whole, see Divination. Innumerable methods of divination can be found around the world, and many cultures practice the same methods under different names. During the… … Wikipedia
ichthyomantic — adjective for ichthyomancy … Dictionary of ichthyology
divination — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. prediction, prophecy, augury, guess; sorcery. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. augury, interpretation of omens, prediction, soothsaying, sorcery, calculation, foretelling, foreshadowing, palmistry, prognostics … English dictionary for students
Divination and Fortune-Telling — This list defines 163 terms for kinds of divination and fortune telling, ranging from very common (runes, tarot cards, or horoscopes) to extraordinarily rare. In fact, you won t believe the range of methods that people have developed to rip other … Phrontistery dictionary
