- anthropomancy
- Magic or divination using people, or foretelling the future using the entrails of a sacrificed person
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
anthropomancy
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Anthropomancy — An thro*po*man cy, n. [Gr. ? man + mancy.] Divination by the entrails of human being. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anthropomancy — Refimprove|date=April 2008Anthropomancy (from Greek anthropos ( ανθροπος , man), and manteia ( μαντεια , divination) is a method of divination by the entrails of dead or dying men or women, often virgin female children, through sacrifice. This… … Wikipedia
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anthropomancy — an·thro·po·man·cy … English syllables
anthropomancy — /ˈænθrəpəmænsi/ (say anthruhpuhmansee) noun divination using human entrails. {anthropo + mancy} …
anthropomancy — ˈ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌmansē noun ( es) Etymology: anthrop + mancy : divination from the entrails of a human being … Useful english dictionary
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