tephromancyn.
/ˈtɛfrəʊmansi/ Divination by means of ashes: see quots.
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > [noun] > by fire > by ashes
tephromancy1652
ash-riddling1825
1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 165 Tuphramancy [pr. Tu-], by ashes; Capnomancy, by smoak.
1661 T. Blount Glossographia (ed. 2) Tephramantie..divination by ashes, blown or cast up in the air.
1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xxv. 209 Have you a mind..to have the truth..more fully..disclosed..by..Tephromancy, thou wilt see the Ashes thus aloft dispersed, exhibiting thy Wife in a fine Posture.
1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. Tephramancy, divination by the ashes of a sacrifice.
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