- capnomancy
- Divination by smoke
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
capnomancy
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Capnomancy — Cap no*man cy, n. [Gr. kapno s smoke + mancy: cf. F. capnomancie.] Divination by means of the ascent or motion of smoke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
capnomancy — /kapˈnō man si/ noun Divination by smoke ORIGIN: Gr kapnos smoke, and manteiā divination … Useful english dictionary
capnomancy — noun Divination by interpreting smoke rising from a fire. A form of pyromancy. Diuination generally was done by diuers means...by smoake, Capnomancy … Wiktionary
capnomancy — divination by means of smoke Divination and Fortune Telling … Phrontistery dictionary
capnomancy — /ˈkæpnəmænsi/ (say kapnuhmansee) noun the study of smoke rising from a fire for divination. {New Latin capnomantia, from Greek kapnos smoke + mancy} …
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