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† ˈthumomancy Obs. rare—1.
[ad. Gr. type *θῡµοµαντεία, f. θῡµόµαντις prophesying from one's own soul, f. θῡµός soul, spirit: see -mancy.]
Divination by one's own soul: see quot., and cf. psychomancy 1.
1651Hobbes Leviath. i. xii. 56 Sometimes in their own hopes and feares, called Thumomancy, or Presage. |