Divination by means of meal, flour, cakes, or bread, esp. when made from barley. Cf. aleuromancy, n.
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by natural phenomena > divination by food and drink > [noun] > by meal or flour (3) alphitomancy1652 Divination by means of meal, flour, cakes, or bread, esp. when made from barley. Cf. aleuromancy, n. aleuromancy1656 Any of various forms of divination using meal, flour, cakes, etc., esp. as practised by the ancient Greeks. Cf. alphitomancy, n. Subcategories:— strewed over sacrificed animals (1) |
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