astragalomancy

astragalomancy
divination using dice or knucklebones

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  • Astragalomancy — As*trag a*lo*man cy, n. [Gr. ? ankle bone, die + mancy.] Divination by means of small bones or dice. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Astragalomancy — Occult portal Astragalomancy, also known as astragyromancy, is a form of divination that uses dice specially marked with letters and numbers. Originally, as with dice games, the dice were quadruped knucklebones or other small bones. Marked… …   Wikipedia

  • astragalomancy — noun a) Divination by dice made from huckle bones. They have four flat sides and two round sides which were marked. b) Divination by throwing astragaloi (see etymology above) onto the pages of a picture book. Syn: astragyromancy …   Wiktionary

  • astragalomancy — as·trag·a·lo·man·cy …   English syllables

  • astragalomancy — Divination using dice …   Grandiloquent dictionary

  • astragalomancy — lōˌman(t)sē noun ( es) Etymology: astragal + mancy : divination by means of small bones or dice …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Divination — This article is about divination as a whole. For the numerous varieties of divination, see Methods of divination. For other uses, see Divination (disambiguation). This man in Rhumsiki, Cameroon, supposedly tells the future by interpreting the… …   Wikipedia

  • Numerology — is any study of the purported mystical relationship between a count or measurement and life. It has many systems and traditions and beliefs. Numerology and numerological divination by systems such as isopsephy were popular among early… …   Wikipedia

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