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单词 belomancy
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belomancy

[ bel-uh-man-see ]
/ ˈbɛl əˌmæn si /

noun

divination using arrows drawn at random from a quiver or other holder.

Origin of belomancy

1640–50; <Greek bélo(s) arrow, dart + -mancy

Words nearby belomancy

Belmopan, Belo, Beloeil, Belo Horizonte, Beloit, belomancy, belonephobia, belong, belonging, belongingness, belongings
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Example sentences from the Web for belomancy

  • Belomancy was a kind of divination by arrows, practised among various nations in the East, but chiefly among the Arabians.

    The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant
  • Belomancy, bel′o-man-si, n. a kind of divination by means of arrows.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
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