lampadomancy
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λαμπάς (lampás, “torch”), + -mancy.
Noun
lampadomancy (uncountable)
- divination by the interpretation of the flame of a lamp. A type of pyromancy.
- 1652, The Magastromancer xix, Gaule
- Lampadomancy, by candles and lamps […]
- 1931, Picture Museum of Sorcery viii, Lock tr. de Givry
- A divination based on the observation of the movements of the flame of a lamp was called lampadomancy.
- 1652, The Magastromancer xix, Gaule
Related terms
Further reading
- lampadomancy in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- lampadomancy at OneLook Dictionary Search
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