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geomancy
ge·o·man·cy G0093800 (jē′ə-măn′sē)n. Divination by means of lines and figures or by geographic features.
[Middle English geomancie, from Medieval Latin geōmantia, from Late Greek geōmanteia, divination by signs from the earth : Greek geō-, geo- + Greek -manteia, -mancy.]
ge′o·man′cer n.ge′o·man′tic (-tĭk) adj.geomancy (ˈdʒiːəʊˌmænsɪ) n (Alternative Belief Systems) prophecy from the pattern made when a handful of earth is cast down or dots are drawn at random and connected with lines ˈgeoˌmancer n ˌgeoˈmantic adjge•o•man•cy (ˈdʒi əˌmæn si)
n. divination by geographic features or by figures or lines. [1325–75; Middle English < Old French geomancie « Late Greek geōmanteía. See geo-, -mancy] ge′o•man`cer, n. ge`o•man′tic, adj. geomancya form of divination that analyzes the pattern of a handful of earth thrown down at random or dots made at random on paper. — geomancer, n.See also: Earth
a form of divination that analyzes the pattern of a handful of earth thrown down at random or of dots made at random on paper. — geomancer, n.See also: DivinationgeomancyDivination by the earth. This can mean use of actual earth, or earth-like substances such as sand.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | geomancy - divination by means of signs connected with the earth (as points taken at random or the arrangement of particles thrown down at random or from the configuration of a region and its relation to another)fortune telling, soothsaying, foretelling, divination - the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means |
Translationsgeomancy
Words related to geomancynoun divination by means of signs connected with the earth (as points taken at random or the arrangement of particles thrown down at random or from the configuration of a region and its relation to another)Related Words- fortune telling
- soothsaying
- foretelling
- divination
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