Methods of divination can be found around the world, and many cultures practice the same methods under different names. During the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...

, scholars coined terms for many of these methods—some of which had hitherto been unnamed—in

Medieval Latin Medieval Latin was the form of Literary Latin used in Roman Catholic Western Europe during the Middle Ages. In this region it served as the primary written language, though local languages were also written to varying degrees. Latin functioned ...

, very often utilizing the

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when the art seemed more mystical (ultimately from

Ancient Greek Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic peri ...

, , 'prophecy' or 'the power to prophesy') and the suffix when the art seemed more scientific (ultimately from Greek , , 'to observe'). Names like '' drimimantia'', '' nigromantia'', and '' horoscopia'' arose, along with other

pseudosciences Pseudoscience consists of statements, beliefs, or practices that claim to be both scientific and factual but are incompatible with the scientific method. Pseudoscience is often characterized by contradictory, exaggerated or unfalsifiable claim ...

such as

phrenology Phrenology () is a pseudoscience which involves the measurement of bumps on the skull to predict mental traits.Wihe, J. V. (2002). "Science and Pseudoscience: A Primer in Critical Thinking." In ''Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience'', pp. 195–203. C ...

and

physiognomy Physiognomy (from the Greek , , meaning "nature", and , meaning "judge" or "interpreter") is the practice of assessing a person's character or personality from their outer appearance—especially the face. The term can also refer to the general ...

. Some forms of divination are much older than the Middle Ages, like

haruspication In the religion of ancient Rome, a haruspex (plural haruspices; also called aruspex) was a person trained to practise a form of divination called haruspicy (''haruspicina''), the inspection of the entrails (''exta''—hence also extispicy ...

, while others (such as

megapolisomancy ''Our Lady of Darkness'' (1977) is an urban fantasy novel by American author Fritz Leiber. The novel is distinguished for three elements: the heavily autobiographical elements in the story, the use of Jungian psychology that informs the narrative, ...

or coffee-based

tasseomancy Tasseography (also known as tasseomancy, tassology, or tasseology) is a divination or fortune-telling method that interprets patterns in tea leaves, coffee grounds, or wine sediments. The terms derive from the French word ''tasse'' (cup), wh ...

) originated in the 20th and 21st centuries. The chapter "How Panurge consulteth with Herr Trippa" of ''

Gargantua and Pantagruel ''The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel'' (french: La vie de Gargantua et de Pantagruel) is a pentalogy of novels written in the 16th century by François Rabelais, telling the adventures of two giants, Gargantua ( , ) and his son Pantagruel ...

'', a parody on occult treatises of

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim (; ; 14 September 1486 – 18 February 1535) was a German polymath, physician, legal scholar, soldier, theologian, and occult writer. Agrippa's ''Three Books of Occult Philosophy'' published in 1533 drew ...

, contains a list of over two dozen "mancies", described as "common knowledge".

A

* abacomancy (also amathomancy): by dust (

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

, dust +

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

, prophecy) *

acultomancy Acultomancy (from acutomancy, the type of acultomancy described below, influenced by Latin acūleus, needle) is a form of divination that uses needles for readings. Using needles comes from the olden days where Romani people used to read peopl ...

(also acutomancy): by needles (from ''acutomancy'' below, influenced by

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

, needle, or , prickle or thorn) * acutomancy → see (Latin [], needle + Greek , prophecy) * adromancy → see (from ''idromancy'' below, influenced by ''alomancy'') * adryomancy→ see (metathesis of ''hydromancy'') * aeromancy : by atmospheric conditions (Greek , air + , prophecy) * agalmatomancy : by statues (Greek [], statue + , prophecy) * aichmomancy : by sharp objects (Greek , spearhead + , prophecy) *

ailuromancy Ailuromancy or aeluromancy (from ), also known as felidomancy, is a form of theriomancy. It is divination using cats' movements or jumps to predict future events, especially the weather. One of the most common methods of ailuromancy utilizes the ...

/aeluromancy → see * alectormancy/alectromancy : by

rooster The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated junglefowl species, with attributes of wild species such as the grey and the Ceylon junglefowl that are originally from Southeastern Asia. Rooster or cock is a term for an adult m ...

sacrifice (Greek , rooster + , prophecy) *

alectryomancy Alectryomancy (also called alectoromancy or alectromancy; derivation comes from the and ) is a form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird, several birds, or most preferably a white rooster or cockerel pecking at grain (such as wheat) ...

/alectoromancy: by rooster divination → see *

aleuromancy Aleuromancy is the use of flour for divination. The word comes from the Greek ''aleuron'', meaning flour, and ''manteia'', meaning divination. Description Divination with flour is attested in cuneiform tablets from the 2nd millennium BCE. Flour ...

¹ : by flour; see also (Greek ,

meal A meal is an eating occasion that takes place at a certain time and includes consumption of food. The names used for specific meals in English vary, depending on the speaker's culture, the time of day, or the size of the meal. Although they ca ...

+ , prophecy) *

alomancy Alomancy, also called adromancy, ydromancie, idromancie, and halomancy, is an ancient form of divination. Similar to many other forms of divination, the diviner casts salt crystals into the air and interprets the patterns as it falls to the groun ...

/Halomancy (also adromancy): by salt (Greek , salt + , prophecy) *

alphitomancy Alphitomancy (from , and ) is a form of divination involving barley cakes or loaves of barley bread. When someone in a group was suspected of a crime, the members of the group would be fed barley cakes or slices of barley bread. Supposedly, the ...

: by barley (Greek [], barley + , prophecy) * alveromancy : by sounds * amathomancy → see by sand (Greek , sandy soil + , prophecy) * ambulomancy : by walking (Latin , to walk + Greek , prophecy) *

amniomancy Amniomancy is a method of divination whereby the future life of a child is predicted from the caul covering their head at birth. The colour and consistency of the caul are used to interpret the future. A vivid colour is supposed to reflect a vivid ...

: by

placenta The placenta is a temporary embryonic and later fetal organ that begins developing from the blastocyst shortly after implantation. It plays critical roles in facilitating nutrient, gas and waste exchange between the physically separate mater ...

(Greek ,

amnion The amnion is a membrane that closely covers the human and various other embryos when first formed. It fills with amniotic fluid, which causes the amnion to expand and become the amniotic sac that provides a protective environment for the develo ...

+ , prophecy) * anemoscopy/anemomancy : by wind (Greek , wind + , observation) * anthomancy : by flowers (Greek , flower + , prophecy) * anthracomancy : by burning coals (Greek [], charcoal + , prophecy) * anthropomancy : by human sacrifice (Greek , human being + , prophecy) * anthroposcopy : by physical appearance (Greek , human being + , observation) * apantomancy : by chance encounters with animals (Greek , to encounter + , prophecy) * arachnomancy : by spiders (Greek Arachne, , spider + , prophecy) * archeomancy/archaeomancy : by sacred relics (Greek , ancient + , prophecy) * ariolation : by altars (Latin , , prophet) *

arithmancy Numerology (also known as arithmancy) is the belief in an occult, divine or mystical relationship between a number and one or more coinciding events. It is also the study of the numerical value, via an alphanumeric system, of the letters in ...

: assigning numerical value to a word or phrase * armomancy : by one's own shoulders (Latin , shoulder + Greek , prophecy) * aruspicina: study of entrails * aspidomancy : by sitting in a drawn circle or on a shield (Greek grc, aspid- shield + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

astragalomancy Astragalomancy, also known as astragyromancy, is a form of divination that uses dice specially marked with letters or numbers. Originally, as with dice games, the "dice" were knucklebones or other small bones of quadrupeds. Marked ''astragali'' ...

/astragalamancy → see {{sm,

cleromancy Cleromancy is a form of sortition (casting of lots) in which an outcome is determined by means that normally would be considered random, such as the rolling of dice, but that are sometimes believed to reveal the will of a deity. In classical civ ...

* astragyromancy → see {{sm,

(from ''astragalomancy'' above, perhaps influenced by Greek {{transl, grc, guros, spiral, circle, and therefore

vertebra The spinal column, a defining synapomorphy shared by nearly all vertebrates,Hagfish are believed to have secondarily lost their spinal column is a moderately flexible series of vertebrae (singular vertebra), each constituting a characteristic ...

) * astrapomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, æ, s, t, r, ə, p, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by lightning (Greek {{transl, grc, astrapē, lightning flash + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

astrology Astrology is a range of Divination, divinatory practices, recognized as pseudoscientific since the 18th century, that claim to discern information about human affairs and terrestrial events by studying the apparent positions of Celestial o ...

astromancy Astrology is a range of Divination, divinatory practices, recognized as pseudoscientific since the 18th century, that claim to discern information about human affairs and terrestrial events by studying the apparent positions of Celestial o ...

/ {{IPAc-en, ə, ˈ, s, t, r, ɒ, l, oʊ-, dʒ, i: by celestial bodies (Greek {{transl, grc, astron, star + {{transl, grc, -logiā, study). This method was widespread in medieval period, particularly in Mesopotamia. *

augury Augury is the practice from ancient Roman religion of interpreting omens from the observed behavior of birds. When the individual, known as the augur, interpreted these signs, it is referred to as "taking the auspices". "Auspices" (Latin ''aus ...

{{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɔː, ɡ, jʊər, i → see {{sm, theriomancy * auramancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɔː, r, əm, æ, n, s, i: by auras (Greek {{transl, grc, aurā, breath + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

auspicy Augury is the practice from ancient Roman religion of interpreting omens from the observed behavior of birds. When the individual, known as the augur, interpreted these signs, it is referred to as "taking the auspices". "Auspices" (Latin ''ausp ...

/auspication → see {{sm, theriomancy (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, avis, bird + {{wikt-lang, la, specere, to look at) * austromancy → see {{sm, theriomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɔː, s, t, r, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by wind (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, auster, south wind + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * avimancy → see {{sm,

orniscopy Ornithomancy (modern term from Greek ''ornis'' "bird" and ''manteia'' "divination"; in Ancient Greek: οἰωνίζομαι "take omens from the flight and cries of birds") is the practice of reading omens from the actions of birds followed in ma ...

(Latin {{wikt-lang, la, avis, bird + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * axiomancy/

axinomancy Axinomancy is one of several obscure methods of divination using an axe, hatchet, or (rarely) a saw. Most of the methods involve throwing an axe into the ground, or swinging it into a tree, and interpreting the direction of the handle or the qui ...

{{IPAc-en, ˈ, æ, k, s, i, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by

axes Axes, plural of ''axe'' and of ''axis'', may refer to * ''Axes'' (album), a 2005 rock album by the British band Electrelane * a possibly still empty plot (graphics) See also *Axess (disambiguation) *Axxess (disambiguation) Axxess may refer to: ...

(Latin {{wikt-lang, la, axis, axis + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

B

* batraquomancy/batrachomancy {{IPAc-en, b, ə, ˈ, t, r, æ, k, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by frogs (Greek {{transl, grc, batrakhos, frog + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

belomancy Belomancy, also bolomancy, is the ancient art of divination by use of arrows. The word is built upon , and , , 'divination'. Belomancy was anciently practised at least by Babylonians, Greeks, Arabs and Scythians. The arrows were typically ...

/bolomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, b, ɛ, l, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by arrows (from ''bolomancy'' below, influenced by Greek {{transl, grc, belemnon, javelin, or {{transl, grc, belonē, needle) *

bibliomancy Bibliomancy is the use of books in divination. The method of employing sacred books (especially specific words and verses) for 'magical medicine', for removing negative entities, or for divination is widespread in many religions of the world. Term ...

→ see {{sm, chartomancy * biorhythmic divination: by biorhythms * bletonism/bletonomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, b, l, ɛ, t, ən, ɪ, z, əm}: by water current (named for ''Monsieur Bleton'', a French bletonist) * bolomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, b, ɒ, l, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i → see {{sm,

(Greek {{transl, grc, bolē, arrow + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * bone-throwing the tossing of pieces of bone or wood practiced by various cultures * botanomancy {{IPAc-en, b, oʊ-, ˈ, t, æ, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by burning sage or figs (Greek {{transl, grc, botanē,

flora Flora is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring (indigenous) native plants. Sometimes bacteria and fungi are also referred to as flora, as in the terms '' gut flora'' or '' skin flora''. E ...

+ {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * brizomancy → see {{sm,

oneiromancy Oneiromancy (from the , and ) is a form of divination based upon dreams, and also uses dreams to predict the future. Oneirogen plants may also be used to produce or enhance dream-like states of consciousness. Occasionally, the dreamer feels as if t ...

(Greek {{transl, grc, brizein, to be sleepy + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * brontomancy/brontoscopy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, b, r, ɒ, n, t, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by thunder (Greek {{transl, grc, brontē, thunder + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * bumpology {{IPAc-en, b, ʌ, m, ˈ, p, ɒ, l, oʊ-, dʒ, i: by bumps on the skin (

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

''bump'' + Greek {{transl, grc, -logiā, study)

C

* cabala → see {{sm,

kabbalah Kabbalah ( he, קַבָּלָה ''Qabbālā'', literally "reception, tradition") is an esoteric method, discipline and Jewish theology, school of thought in Jewish mysticism. A traditional Kabbalist is called a Mekubbal ( ''Məqūbbāl'' "rece ...

* canomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, æ, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i or {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, eɪ, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by dogs (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, canis, dog + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * capnomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, æ, p, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by smoke (Greek {{transl, grc, kapnos, smoke + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) **

libanomancy Libanomancy (also known as livanomancy and knissomancy) is a divination primarily through observing and interpreting burning incense smoke, but which may include the way incense ash falls as well. Del Rio, Martín Anton''Investigations Into Magic.'' ...

{{IPAc-en, l, aɪ, ˈ, b, æ, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by smoke or ash from incense (Greek {{transl, grc, libanos,

frankincense Frankincense (also known as olibanum) is an aromatic resin used in incense and perfumes, obtained from trees of the genus ''Boswellia'' in the family Burseraceae. The word is from Old French ('high-quality incense'). There are several species o ...

+ {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) Del Rio, Martín Anton
''Investigations Into Magic.''
P.G. Maxwell-Stuart, trans. Reprint ed. Manchester, U.K.: Manchester University Press, 2000, p. 160 (originally published 1599-1600)Dunwich, Gerina. ''Candlelight Spells: The Modern Witch's Book of Spellcasting, Feasting, and Healing.'' Secaucus, N.J.: Citadel Press, 1988, p. 51. * carromancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, æ, r, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by melting wax (Greek {{transl, grc, karrō, of wax + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * cartopedy → see {{sm, somatomancy (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, carta, papyrus paper + {{lang, la, pēs la, pēd- foot) *

cartomancy Cartomancy is fortune-telling or divination using a deck of cards. Forms of cartomancy appeared soon after playing cards were first introduced into Europe in the 14th century. Huson, Paul (2004). ''Mystical Origins of the Tarot: From Ancient R ...

→ see {{sm, chartomancy *

catoptromancy Catoptromancy (Gk. κάτοπτρον, ''katoptron'', "mirror," and μαντεία, ''manteia'', "divination"), also known as captromancy or enoptromancy, is divination using a mirror. Pausanias, an ancient Greek traveler, described as follows: ...

/captromancy → see {{sm,

scrying Scrying, also known by various names such as "seeing" or "peeping", is the practice of looking into a suitable medium in the hope of detecting significant messages or visions. The objective might be personal guidance, prophecy, revelation, or in ...

* causimancy/causimomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, ɔː, z, ᵻ, m, æ, n, s, i: by burning (Greek {{transl, grc, kaiein grc, kaus- to burn + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * cephalomancy → see {{sm, somatomancy * cephaleonomancy/ cephalonomancy{{IPAc-en, ˌ, s, ɛ, f, ə, l, i, ˈ, ɒ, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by boiling a donkey's head (Greek {{transl, grc, kephalaion, head grc, onos, donkey+ {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * ceraunoscopy {{IPAc-en, ˌ, s, ɛ, r, ə, ˈ, n, ɒ, s, k, oʊ-, p, i: by thunder and lightning (Greek {{transl, grc, keraunos, thunderbolt + {{transl, grc, -skopiā, observation) *

ceromancy Carromancy (from Greek ''κηρός'', 'wax', and ''μαντεία'', 'divination'), otherwise known as ceromancy, is a form of divination involving wax. One of the most common methods of carromancy is to heat wax until molten, then to pour it dir ...

/ceroscopy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, s, ɛ, r, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by dripping wax in water (Greek {{transl, grc, kēros, wax + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * chalcomancy: by striking gongs or copper bowls (Greek {{transl, grc, khalkos, copper + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * chaomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, eɪ, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by aerial visions (Greek {{transl, grc, khaos, primordial space + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * chartomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, ɑːr, t, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by things on paper (Greek {{transl, grc, khartēs, papyrus paper + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) **

{{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, ɑːr, t, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by cards (Latin {{lang, la, carta, papyrus paper + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ***

taromancy Tarot card reading is a form of cartomancy whereby practitioners use tarot cards to purportedly gain insight into the past, present or future. They formulate a question, then draw cards to interpret them for this end. A traditional tarot deck con ...

/tarotmancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, t, æ, r, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by

tarot The tarot (, first known as '' trionfi'' and later as ''tarocchi'' or ''tarocks'') is a pack of playing cards, used from at least the mid-15th century in various parts of Europe to play card games such as Tarocchini. From their Italian roots, ...

(English ''tarot'' + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ***

Parrot astrology Parrot astrology or Parakeet fortune-telling ( ta, கிளி ஜோசியம்) is a type of astrology popular among the Tamils of Tamil Nadu, Telugus in Andhra Pradesh, India and Singapore. It involves using mainly rose-ringed and Ale ...

: by parrots picking cards ** stichomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, s, t, ɪ, k, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by books or lines (Greek {{transl, grc, stikhos, line of verse + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ***

² {{IPAc-en, ə, ˈ, lj, ʊər, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by

fortune cookie A fortune cookie is a crisp and sugary cookie wafer usually made from flour, sugar, vanilla, and sesame seed oil with a piece of paper inside, a "fortune", usually an aphorism, or a vague prophecy. The message inside may also include a Chinese ...

s (of the same origin as {{sm,

¹) ***

{{IPAc-en, ˈ, b, ɪ, b, l, i, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by the

Bible The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts of a ...

(Greek {{transl, grc, biblion, book + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ***

I Ching divination I Ching divination is a form of cleromancy applied to the ''I Ching''. The text of the ''I Ching'' consists of sixty-four Hexagram (I Ching), hexagrams: six-line figures of ''Yin and yang, yin'' (broken) or ''Yin and yang, yang'' (solid) lines, ...

: by the

I Ching The ''I Ching'' or ''Yi Jing'' (, ), usually translated ''Book of Changes'' or ''Classic of Changes'', is an ancient Chinese divination text that is among the oldest of the Chinese classics. Originally a divination manual in the Western Zho ...

or the accompanying I Ching manual *** stoicheomancy/stoichomancy: by the ''

Iliad The ''Iliad'' (; grc, Ἰλιάς, Iliás, ; "a poem about Ilium") is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the ''Odysse ...

'' and the ''

Odyssey The ''Odyssey'' (; grc, Ὀδύσσεια, Odýsseia, ) is one of two major Ancient Greek literature, ancient Greek Epic poetry, epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by moder ...

'' or the ''

Aeneid The ''Aeneid'' ( ; la, Aenē̆is or ) is a Latin Epic poetry, epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Troy, Trojan who fled the Trojan_War#Sack_of_Troy, fall of Troy and travelled to ...

'' (Greek {{transl, grc, stoikheion, element + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy; to the Greeks,

Homer Homer (; grc, Ὅμηρος , ''Hómēros'') (born ) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the ''Iliad'' and the ''Odyssey'', two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the ...

's writings were held in similar esteem to the Christian

or the Muslim

Quran The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Classical Arabic, Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation in Islam, revelation from God in Islam, ...

, as were

Virgil Publius Vergilius Maro (; traditional dates 15 October 7021 September 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil ( ) in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He composed three of the most famous poems in Latin literature: t ...

's writings to the Romans, making them the basic — or elementary — reading material in each culture) *

cheiromancy Palmistry is the Pseudoscience, pseudoscientific practice of fortune-telling through the study of the Hand#Areas, palm. Also known as palm reading, chiromancy, chirology or cheirology, the practice is found all over the world, with numerous cul ...

/chiromancy→ see {{sm, somatomancy * cheirognomy/chirognomy → see {{sm, somatomancy * {{transl, zh, chien tung, italic=unset → see {{transl, zh, {{sm,

kau cim ''Kau Chim'' or ''Kau Cim'', also known as Lottery poetry (), is a fortune telling practice that originated in China in which the querent (person asking the question) requests answers from a sacred oracle lot. The practice is often performed in ...

* choriomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, ɒr, i, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by

pig bladder Pig bladder (also pig's bladder) is the urinary bladder of a domestic pig, similar to the human urinary bladder. Today, this hollow organ has various applications in medicine, and in traditional cuisines and customs. Historically, the pig bladder ...

s (Greek {{transl, grc, khorion,

+ ''mantiea'', prophecy) * chresmomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, r, ɛ, s, m, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by the ravings of lunatics (Greek {{transl, grc, khrēsmos, oracular utterance, chresm + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

chronomancy Chronomancy is divination of the best time to do something, the determination of lucky and unlucky days, especially popular in ancient China. The term "chronomancy", stemming from the Greek word ''chronos'' (meaning ''time''), and the word ''mante ...

{{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, r, ɒ, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by apt occasion (Greek {{transl, grc, khronos, time + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * cineromancy/ceneromancy → see {{sm, spodomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, s, ɪ, n, ər, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, cinis la, ciner- ashes + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * clamancy (see also

Fāl-gūsh Fāl-gūsh ( fa, فالگوش) is the act of standing in a dark corner spot or behind a fence and listening to the conversations of passersby and trying to interpret their statements or the subject of their dialogue as an answer to one's questions ...

): by random shouts and cries heard in crowds, at night, etc. (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, clāmāre, to cry out + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * cledonism/ cledonomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, l, ɛ, d, oʊ-, n, ɪ, z, əm}: by chance events or overheard words (Greek {{transl, grc, klēdon, rumor) * cleidomancy/clidomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, l, aɪ, d, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by keys (Greek {{transl, grc, kleis grc, kleid- key + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

{{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, l, ɛ, r, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by casting (Greek {{transl, grc, klēros,

lot Lot or LOT or The Lot or ''similar'' may refer to: Common meanings Areas * Land lot, an area of land * Parking lot, for automobiles *Backlot, in movie production Sets of items *Lot number, in batch production *Lot, a set of goods for sale togethe ...

+ {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) **

/astragalamancy {{IPAc-en, ə, ˈ, s, t, r, æ, ɡ, ə, l, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i (also cubomancy): by

dice Dice (singular die or dice) are small, throwable objects with marked sides that can rest in multiple positions. They are used for generating random values, commonly as part of tabletop games, including dice games, board games, role-playing g ...

(Greek {{transl, grc, astragalos,

+ {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) **

domino Dominoes is a family of tile-based games played with gaming pieces, commonly known as dominoes. Each domino is a rectangular tile, usually with a line dividing its face into two square ''ends''. Each end is marked with a number of spots (also ca ...

divination: by dominoes **

favomancy Favomancy is a form of divination that involves throwing beans on the ground and interpreting the patterns into which the beans fall; it is therefore a type of cleromancy. Various forms of favomancy are present across the world's cultures. The te ...

{{IPAc-en, ˈ, f, æ, v, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by beans (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, faba, bean + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) **

Ogham Ogham (Modern Irish: ; mga, ogum, ogom, later mga, ogam, label=none ) is an Early Medieval alphabet used primarily to write the early Irish language (in the "orthodox" inscriptions, 4th to 6th centuries AD), and later the Old Irish langua ...

casting: by Ogham letters **

runecasting There is some evidence that, in addition to being a writing system, runes historically served purposes of magic. This is the case from the earliest epigraphic evidence of the Roman to the Germanic Iron Age, with non-linguistic inscriptions and the ...

runic divination There is some evidence that, in addition to being a writing system, runes historically served purposes of magic. This is the case from the earliest epigraphic evidence of the Roman to the Germanic Iron Age, with non-linguistic inscriptions and th ...

* cometomancy {{IPAc-en, k, oʊ-, ˈ, m, ɛ, t, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by

comet A comet is an icy, small Solar System body that, when passing close to the Sun, warms and begins to release gases, a process that is called outgassing. This produces a visible atmosphere or coma, and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena ar ...

tails (Greek {{transl, grc, komētēs, comet + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * colormancy/coloromancy: by colors (English ''color'' + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * conchomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, ɒ, ŋ, k, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by shells (Greek {{transl, grc, konkhē,

mussel Mussel () is the common name used for members of several families of bivalve molluscs, from saltwater and Freshwater bivalve, freshwater habitats. These groups have in common a shell whose outline is elongated and asymmetrical compared with other ...

+ {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * cosquinomancy/coscinomancy {{IPAc-en, k, oʊ-, ˈ, s, ɪ, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by hanging sieves (Greek {{transl, grc, koskinōn, sieve + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * cottabomancy/cottobomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, ɒ, t, ə, b, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by wine in a brass bowl (Greek {{transl, grc, kottabos, cottabus + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * craniognomy {{IPAc-en, ˌ, k, r, eɪ, n, i, ˈ, ɒ, ɡ, n, oʊ-, m, i or {{IPAc-en, ˌ, k, r, eɪ, n, i, ˈ, ɒ, n, əm, i → see {{sm, somatomancy (Greek {{transl, grc, krānion, skull + {{transl, grc, -gnōmoniā, interpretation) * the crawling baby: by a baby's crawling *

crithomancy Crithomancy (also known as critomancy) is a form of divination by the study of barley cakes in hope of drawing omens from them. The paste of cakes which are offered in sacrifice is closely examined, and the sought-for answers are drawn from the ...

/critomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, r, ɪ, θ, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by barley cakes (Greek {{transl, grc, krithē, barley + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * cromnyomancy/cromniomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, r, ɒ, m, n, i, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by onion sprouts (alteration of Greek {{transl, grc, krommuon, onion + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * cryptomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, r, ɪ, p, t, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by

omen An omen (also called ''portent'') is a phenomenon that is believed to foretell the future, often signifying the advent of change. It was commonly believed in ancient times, and still believed by some today, that omens bring divine messages fr ...

s (Greek {{transl, grc, kruptos, hidden + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * cryomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, r, aɪ, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by ice (Greek {{transl, grc, kryo, ice ) * crystal ball gazing → see {{sm,

crystal gazing Crystal-gazing (also known as crystal-seeing, crystallism, crystallomancy, and spheromancy) is a method for seeing visions achieved through trance induction by means of gazing at a crystal. Traditionally, it has been seen as a form of divination ...

→ see {{sm,

* crystallomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, r, ɪ, s, t, ə, l, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i → see {{sm,

(Greek {{transl, grc, krustallos, crystal + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * cubomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, k, juː, b, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i → see {{sm,

(Greek {{transl, grc, kubos, cube + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * cyathomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, s, aɪ, ə, θ, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by cups (Greek {{transl, grc, kuathos, cup + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * cybermancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, s, aɪ, b, ər, m, æ, n, s, i: by computer oracles (English ''{{not a typo, cyber(netics)'' + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * cyclicomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, s, ɪ, k, l, ᵻ, k, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by swirling water in a cup (Greek {{transl, grc, kuklikos, cyclical, circular + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

cyclomancy Cyclomancy is a form of divination based on spinning an object and deriving predictions or conclusions from the object's final resting direction. In some traditions, a wheel or top is spun on a surface marked with letters or symbols, and those tha ...

{{IPAc-en, ˈ, s, ɪ, k, l, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i or {{IPAc-en, ˈ, s, aɪ, k, l, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by wheels (Greek {{transl, grc, kuklos, circle + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

D

* dactyliomancy {{IPAc-en, d, æ, k, ˈ, t, ɪ, l, i, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by finger rings (Greek {{transl, grc, daktulios, finger ring + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * dactylomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, d, æ, k, t, ᵻ, l, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by means of finger movements (Greek {{transl, grc, daktulos, finger + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * daphnomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, d, æ, f, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by burning laurel wreaths (Greek {{transl, grc, daphnē, laurel + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * demonomancy {{IPAc-en, d, ᵻ, ˈ, m, ɒ, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by demons (Greek {{transl, grc, daimōn, divine power + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * dendromancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, d, ɛ, n, d, r, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by trees, especially

oak An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 500 extant species of oaks. The common name "oak" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably ''L ...

s, yews, or

mistletoe Mistletoe is the common name for obligate hemiparasitic plants in the order Santalales. They are attached to their host tree or shrub by a structure called the haustorium, through which they extract water and nutrients from the host plant. ...

(Greek {{transl, grc, dendron, tree + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * deuteroscopy {{IPAc-en, ˌ, dj, uː, t, ə, ˈ, r, ɒ, s, k, oʊ-, p, i: by second glance or double take (Greek {{transl, grc, deuteros, secondary + {{transl, grc, -skopiā, observation) * dianomancy {{IPAc-en, d, aɪ, ə, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by delivery, esp. by the randomly-generated words found on Whole Foods grocery bags to identify orders (Greek {{transl, grc, dianomí, delivery + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * dictiomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, d, ɪ, k, ʃ, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by randomly opening a dictionary (English ''{{not a typo, dictio(nary)'' + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * divining → see {{sm,

dowsing Dowsing is a type of divination employed in attempts to locate ground water, buried metals or ores, gemstones, oil, claimed radiations (radiesthesia),As translated from one preface of the Kassel experiments, "roughly 10,000 active dowsers in Ge ...

* djubed{{Citation needed, reason=all search results appear to link to this page, date=April 2019→ see {{sm,

* {{transl, ja,

dōbutsu uranai Dōbutsu uranai (動物占い in Japanese) or zoological fortune-telling is a recent Japanese divination trend based on an animal horoscope. Each person is categorized into an animal-type based on their birthdate, and based on their animal-type ...

, italic=unset: by animal horoscope (

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

{{transl, ja, dōbutsu, animal + {{transl, ja, uranai, prognostication) *

divination → see {{sm,

(also divining, water witching): by a

divining rod Dowsing is a type of divination employed in attempts to locate ground water, buried metals or ores, gemstones, oil, claimed radiations (radiesthesia),As translated from one preface of the Kassel experiments, "roughly 10,000 active dowsers in Ge ...

(of unknown origin) * dracomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, d, r, æ, k, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by

dragon A dragon is a reptilian legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as ...

s (Greek {{transl, grc, drakōn, dragon + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

dream question A dream question (Hebrew: 'She'elat Halom') is a practice of divination whereby a person attains a prophetic state while dreaming, receiving a divine answer to a question meditated on before sleep. According to Kabbalah, when the conscious mind is ...

s: by dreaming * dririmancy/driromancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, d, r, ɪər, ᵻ, m, æ, n, s, i: by dripping blood (alteration of ''drimimancy'', influenced by Middle English {{lang, enm, drir, blood) * drimimancy/drymimancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, d, r, ɪ, m, ᵻ, m, æ, n, s, i: by

bodily fluids Body fluids, bodily fluids, or biofluids, sometimes body liquids, are liquids within the human body. In lean healthy adult men, the total body water is about 60% (60–67%) of the total body weight; it is usually slightly lower in women (52-55%). ...

(Greek {{transl, grc, drimus, pungent + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

E

* electromancy: by lightning and electricity (Greek {{transl, grc, ilektros electric + {{transl, grc, manteía prophecy) * eleomancy/elaeomancy: by oil (Greek {{transl, grc, elaion, olive oil + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * emonomancy → see {{sm, demonomancy{{Citation needed, date=January 2008 * empirimancy: by experiment/experience * empyromancy {{IPAc-en, ɛ, m, ˈ, p, aɪr, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by burning (Greek {{transl, grc, empurios, fiery + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * encromancy: by oil ink stains (Greek {{transl, grc, elaion oil ink + {{transl, grc, manteía prophecy) * enochian chess: by playing a four·handed variant of the game * enoptromancy {{IPAc-en, ɛ, ˈ, n, ɒ, p, t, r, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i → see {{sm,

(Greek {{transl, grc, enoptron,

looking glass A mirror or looking glass is an object that Reflection (physics), reflects an image. Light that bounces off a mirror will show an image of whatever is in front of it, when focused through the lens of the eye or a camera. Mirrors reverse the ...

+ {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

enthusiasm In modern usage, enthusiasm refers to intense enjoyment, interest, or approval expressed by a person. The term is related to playfulness, inventiveness, optimism and high energy. The word was originally used to refer to a person possessed by Go ...

: speeches by those supposed to be possessed by a divine spirit * entomomancy/entomancy: by

insect Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs ...

s (Greek {{transl, grc, entomon, insect + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * eromancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɛ, r, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by water vessels exposed to air (Greek {{transl, grc, āēr, air + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) — ''cf.'' aeromancy * extispicy/extispication {{IPAc-en, ɛ, k, ˈ, s, t, ɪ, s, p, ᵻ, s, i: by the remains of sacrificed animals (Latin {{lang, la,

exta The vocabulary of ancient Roman religion was highly specialized. Its study affords important information about the religion, traditions and beliefs of the ancient Romans. This legacy is conspicuous in European cultural history in its influence on ...

, entrails + {{lang, la, specere, to look at)

F

→ see {{sm,

* felidomancy → see {{sm, theriomancy (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, fēlēs la, fēlid- cat + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * feng shui → see {{sm,

geomancy Geomancy (Greek: γεωμαντεία, "earth divination") is a method of divination that interprets markings on the ground or the patterns formed by tossed handfuls of soil, rocks, or sand. The most prevalent form of divinatory geomancy invo ...

floriography Floriography (language of flowers) is a means of cryptological communication through the use or arrangement of flowers. Meaning has been attributed to flowers for thousands of years, and some form of floriography has been practiced in tradition ...

/floromancy {{IPAc-en, ˌ, f, l, ɔːr, i, ˈ, ɒ, ɡ, r, ə, f, i: by flowers' feelings (Latin {{lang, la, flōs 'flōr-'' flower + Greek {{transl, grc, -graphiā, representation) * fractomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, f, r, æ, k, t, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by

fractal In mathematics, a fractal is a geometric shape containing detailed structure at arbitrarily small scales, usually having a fractal dimension strictly exceeding the topological dimension. Many fractals appear similar at various scales, as illu ...

s (English ''{{not a typo, fract(al)'' + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * fructomancy/fructimancy: by fruit (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, frūctus, fruit + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

G

* galvanoscopy {{IPAc-en, ˌ, ɡ, æ, l, v, ə, ˈ, n, ɒ, s, k, oʊ-, p, i: by

galvanism Galvanism is a term invented by the late 18th-century physicist and chemist Alessandro Volta to refer to the generation of electric current by chemical action. The term also came to refer to the discoveries of its namesake, Luigi Galvani, specif ...

(English ''{{not a typo, galvan(ism)'' + Greek {{transl, grc, -skopiā, observation) * gastromancy¹ → see {{sm,

* gastromancy² {{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɡ, æ, s, t, r, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by guttural sounds (Greek {{transl, grc, gastēr, belly + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

{{IPAc-en, ˈ, dʒ, iː, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by earth (Greek {{wikt-lang, grc, γαῖα, {{grc-transl, γαῖα , {{wikt-lang, grc, γῆ, {{grc-transl, γῆ , earth + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ** feng Shui divination: by Feng Shui * geloscopy {{IPAc-en, dʒ, ᵻ, ˈ, l, ɒ, s, k, oʊ-, p, i: by laughter (Greek {{transl, grc, gelōs, laughter + {{transl, grc, -skopiā, observation) *

gematria Gematria (; he, גמטריא or gimatria , plural or , ''gimatriot'') is the practice of assigning a numerical value to a name, word or phrase according to an alphanumerical cipher. A single word can yield several values depending on the cipher ...

: by the

Hebrew alphabet The Hebrew alphabet ( he, wikt:אלפבית, אָלֶף־בֵּית עִבְרִי, ), known variously by scholars as the Ktav Ashuri, Jewish script, square script and block script, is an abjad script used in the writing of the Hebrew languag ...

(Greek {{transl, grc, gē, earth + {{transl, grc, -metriā, measurement) * genethlialogy: by birth dates (Greek {{transl, grc, genethlios,

birthday A birthday is the anniversary of the birth of a person, or figuratively of an institution. Birthdays of people are celebrated in numerous cultures, often with birthday gifts, birthday cards, a birthday party, or a rite of passage. Many relig ...

+ {{transl, grc, -logiā, study) * grammomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɡ, r, æ, m, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by writing individual letters (Greek {{transl, grc, gramma, letter + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

graphology Graphology is the analysis of handwriting with attempt to determine someone's personality traits. No scientific evidence exists to support graphology, and it is generally considered a pseudoscience or scientifically questionable practice. Howe ...

{{IPAc-en, ɡ, r, æ, ˈ, f, ɒ, l, oʊ-, dʒ, i (also graptomancy): by studying handwriting (Greek {{transl, grc, graphē, writing + {{transl, grc, -logiā, study) * graptomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɡ, r, æ, p, t, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i → see {{sm,

(Greek {{transl, grc, graptos, written + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * gyromancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, dʒ, aɪr, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by dizziness (Greek {{transl, grc, gūros, spiral + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

H

* hagiomancy: by saints (Greek {{transl, grc, hagios, holy + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * halomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, h, æ, l, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i → see {{sm,

* {{transl, sn, hakata, italic=unset: by bones or dice *

haruspicy In the religion of ancient Rome, a haruspex (plural haruspices; also called aruspex) was a person trained to practise a form of divination called haruspicy (''haruspicina''), the inspection of the entrails (''exta''—hence also extispicy ( ...

/haruspication {{IPAc-en, h, ə, ˈ, r, ʌ, s, p, ᵻ, s, i → see {{sm,

hepatoscopy In the religion of ancient Rome, a haruspex (plural haruspices; also called aruspex) was a person trained to practise a form of divination called haruspicy (''haruspicina''), the inspection of the entrails (''exta''—hence also extispicy ( ...

(Latin {{wikt-lang, la, haruspex, haru-, entrails + {{wikt-lang, la, specere, to look at) * hematomancy/haematomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, h, ɛ, m, ə, t, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i, ,_, ˈ, h, iː, -: by blood (Greek {{transl, grc, haima grc, haimat- blood + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

/hepatomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, h, ɛ, p, ə, t, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i (also haruspicy, haruspication): by liver (Greek {{transl, grc, hēpar grc, hēpat- liver + {{transl, grc, -skopiā, observation) * hieromancy/hieroscopy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, h, aɪər, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by studying sacrifices' entrails (Greek {{transl, grc, hieros, holy + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * hippomancy → see {{sm, theriomancy *

horoscopy A horoscope (or other commonly used names for the horoscope in English include natal chart, astrological chart, astro-chart, celestial map, sky-map, star-chart, cosmogram, vitasphere, radical chart, radix, chart wheel or simply chart) is an as ...

{{IPAc-en, h, oʊ-, ˈ, r, ɒ, s, k, oʊ-, p, i: aspect of the Stars at nativity (Greek {{transl, grc, hōrā, season + {{transl, grc, -skopiā, observation) * hydatomancy: by rainwater (Greek {{transl, grc, hudatis, raindrop + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * hydromancy/hydroscopy → see {{sm,

* hyomancy: by wild hogs (Greek {{transl, grc, hūs, swine + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * hypnomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, h, ɪ, p, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by sleep (Greek {{transl, grc, hupnos, sleep + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

I

→ see {{sm, chartomancy * ichnomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɪ, k, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by footprints (Greek {{transl, grc, ikhnos, track + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * ichthyomancy → see {{sm, theriomancy * iconomancy {{IPAc-en, aɪ, ˈ, k, ɒ, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by

icon An icon () is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, in the cultures of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Catholic churches. They are not simply artworks; "an icon is a sacred image used in religious devotion". The most ...

s (Greek {{transl, grc, eikōn, image + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * idolomancy {{IPAc-en, aɪ, ˈ, d, ɒ, l, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by

idol Idol or Idols may refer to: Religion and philosophy * Cult image, a neutral term for a man-made object that is worshipped or venerated for the deity, spirit or demon that it embodies or represents * Murti, a point of focus for devotion or medit ...

s (Greek {{transl, grc, eidōlon, phantom + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * idromancy → see {{sm,

(Greek {{transl, grc, idrōs, sweat + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * {{lang, yo,

ifá Ifá is a Yoruba religion and system of divination. Its literary corpus is the ''Odu Ifá''. Orunmila is identified as the Grand Priest, as he revealed divinity and prophecy to the world. Babalawos or Iyanifas use either the divining chain kno ...

, italic=unset: geomancy patterns generated with palm nuts, opele, cowrie shells, etc... that refer to {{lang, yo, Ifa divination texts; a collection of {{lang, yo, Odu Ifa verses * iridology: by eye color (Greek {{transl, grc, īris grc, īrid-

iris Iris most often refers to: *Iris (anatomy), part of the eye *Iris (mythology), a Greek goddess * ''Iris'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants * Iris (color), an ambiguous color term Iris or IRIS may also refer to: Arts and media Fictional ent ...

+ {{transl, grc, -logiā, study) *

isopsephy Isopsephy (; ''isos'' meaning "equal" and ''psephos'' meaning "pebble") or isopsephism is the practice of adding up the number values of the letters in a word to form a single number. The total number is then used as a metaphorical bridge to othe ...

: by numbers and letters (Greek {{transl, grc, īsos, equal + {{transl, grc, psephos, pebble)

J

* {{transl, hi,

Jyotish Jyotisha or Jyotishya (from Sanskrit ', from ' “light, heavenly body" and ''ish'' - from Ishvara, Isvara or God) is the traditional Hindu system of astrology, also known as Hindu astrology, Indian astrology and more recently Vedic astrology. ...

, italic=unset Vedic system of astrology

K

/qabalah/cabala: by the

Kabbalah Kabbalah ( he, קַבָּלָה ''Qabbālā'', literally "reception, tradition") is an esoteric method, discipline and Jewish theology, school of thought in Jewish mysticism. A traditional Kabbalist is called a Mekubbal ( ''Məqūbbāl'' "rece ...

(Hebrew {{transl, he, qabbālâ, tradition) * {{transl, zh,

, italic=unset: by bamboo * {{transl, ja,

kayu ura or is a Japanese Shinto divination ritual using rice or bean gruel. Traditionally, the ''kayu ura'' ritual took place on the 15th day of the first lunar month, but since the adoption of the Gregorian calendar it has been conventional to perfor ...

, italic=unset: by rice gruel * kephalonomancy {{IPAc-en, k, ə, ˈ, f, æ, l, ən, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i → see {{sm, cephaleonomancy * keraunomancy {{IPAc-en, k, ᵻ, ˈ, r, ɒ, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i → see {{sm, ceraunoscopy * knissomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, n, ɪ, s, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by incense (Greek {{transl, grc, knisa 'kniss-'' vapor + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * kypomancy → see {{sm, phyllomancy (akin to Greek {{transl, grc, kupellon, goblet + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

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* labiomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, l, eɪ, b, i, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by lips (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, labium, lip + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

lampadomancy Lampadomancy is a form of divination using a single oil lamp or a torch flame. As with Lychnoscopy, the diviner reads presages from the movements of the flame. An alternate method is also practiced, consisting of reading the spots of carbon depo ...

{{IPAc-en, ˈ, l, æ, m, p, ə, d, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by flame (Greek {{transl, grc, lampas grc, lampad- light + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

lecanomancy Lecanomancy (Gr. λεκάνη, "dish, pan" + μαντεία, "divination") is a form of divination using a dish, usually of water, which, like many ancient forms of divination, has multiple forms. The earliest form of lecanomancy appears to have c ...

/lecanoscopy {{IPAc-en, l, ᵻ, ˈ, k, æ, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by a basin of water (Greek {{transl, grc, lekanē, basin + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * letnomancy: by secrets (English ''let no (man see)'' + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

{{IPAc-en, l, aɪ, ˈ, b, æ, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i → see {{sm, capnomancy and {{sm, spodomancy (Greek {{transl, grc, libanos,

+ {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * literomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, l, ɪ, t, ər, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by a letter in a written language (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, littera, lītera, letter + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

lithomancy Lithomancy is a form of divination by which the future is told using stones or the reflected light from the stones. The practice is most popular in the British Isles. History The earliest verified account of lithomancy comes from Photius, the p ...

{{IPAc-en, ˈ, l, ɪ, θ, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by gems or stones (Greek {{transl, grc, lithos, stone + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * logarithmancy {{IPAc-en, ˌ, l, ɒ, ɡ, ə, ˈ, r, ɪ, θ, m, ən, s, i: by

logarithm In mathematics, the logarithm is the inverse function to exponentiation. That means the logarithm of a number to the base is the exponent to which must be raised, to produce . For example, since , the ''logarithm base'' 10 o ...

s (English ''logarithm'' + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * logomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, l, ɒ, ɡ, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by words (Greek {{transl, grc,

logos ''Logos'' (, ; grc, wikt:λόγος, λόγος, lógos, lit=word, discourse, or reason) is a term used in Western philosophy, psychology and rhetoric and refers to the appeal to reason that relies on logic or reason, inductive and deductive ...

, word + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * lots: divination through chance, or the drawing or tossing of lots * lunamancy → see {{sm, selenomancy (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, luna, lūna, moon + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * lychnomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, l, ɪ, k, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by candles (Greek {{transl, grc, lukhnos, lamp + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

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macharomancy Macharomancy (Greek ''makhaira'', a short sword or a dagger, and ''manteia'', prophecy; alternative spellings are machæromancy, machairomancy) is a form of divination by interpreting knives, daggers or swords, one of many methods of divination b ...

: by swords or knives (Greek {{transl, grc, makhaira,

dirk A dirk is a long bladed thrusting dagger.Chisholm, Hugh (ed.), ''Dagger'', The Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed., Vol. VII, New York, NY: Cambridge University Press (1910), p. 729 Historically, it gained its name from the Highland Dirk (Scot ...

+ {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * macromancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, m, æ, k, r, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by large objects (Greek {{transl, grc, makros, large + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * maculomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, m, æ, k, j, ʊ, l, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by spots on the skin (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, macula, spot + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

mahjong Mahjong or mah-jongg (English pronunciation: ) is a tile-based game that was developed in the 19th century in China and has spread throughout the world since the early 20th century. It is commonly played by four players (with some three-play ...

divination: by Mahjong tiles * margaritomancy {{IPAc-en, ˌ, m, ɑːr, ɡ, ə, ˈ, r, ɪ, t, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by bouncing pearls (Greek {{transl, grc, margarītēs, pearl + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * mathemancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, m, æ, θ, ᵻ, m, æ, n, s, i: by

mathematics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...

(English ''{{not a typo, mathe(matics)'' + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * mazomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, m, æ, z, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by nursing (Greek {{transl, grc, mazos, breast + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * meconomancy {{IPAc-en, m, ᵻ, ˈ, k, oʊ, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by sleeping (Greek {{transl, grc, mēkōn, poppy .e.,_an_opiate.html" ;"title="opiate.html" ;"title=".e., an opiate">.e., an opiate">opiate.html" ;"title=".e., an opiate">.e., an opiate+ {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

: by large cities (English ''megalopolis (city type), megalopolis'' + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * meilomancy: by

mole Mole (or Molé) may refer to: Animals * Mole (animal) or "true mole", mammals in the family Talpidae, found in Eurasia and North America * Golden moles, southern African mammals in the family Chrysochloridae, similar to but unrelated to Talpida ...

s * metagnomy {{IPAc-en, m, ᵻ, ˈ, t, æ, ɡ, n, oʊ-, m, i or {{IPAc-en, m, ᵻ, ˈ, t, æ, n, oʊ-, m, i: by magic (Greek {{transl, grc, meta-, beside + {{transl, grc, -gnōmoniā, interpretation) * meteormancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, m, iː, t, i, oʊ-, r, m, æ, n, s, i: by

meteor A meteoroid () is a small rocky or metallic body in outer space. Meteoroids are defined as objects significantly smaller than asteroids, ranging in size from grains to objects up to a meter wide. Objects smaller than this are classified as micr ...

s (English ''meteor'' + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * meteoromancy {{IPAc-en, ˌ, m, iː, t, i, ˈ, ɒr, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by thunder and lightning (Greek {{transl, grc, meteōron, heavenly phenomenon + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

metoposcopy Metoposcopy is a form of divination in which the diviner predicts personality, character, and destiny, based on the pattern of lines on the subject's forehead. It was in use in the Classical era, and was widespread in the Middle Ages, reaching its ...

/metopomancy {{IPAc-en, ˌ, m, ɛ, t, oʊ-, ˈ, p, ɒ, s, k, oʊ-, p, i: by the lines of the forehead (Greek {{transl, grc, metōpon, forehead + {{transl, grc, -skopiā, observation) * micromancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, m, aɪ, k, r, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by small objects (Greek {{transl, grc, mikros, small + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * moleosophy {{IPAc-en, m, oʊ, ˈ, l, ɒ, s, oʊ-, f, i or {{IPAc-en, ˌ, m, oʊ, l, i, ˈ, ɒ, s, oʊ-, f, i: by blemishes (English ''

'' + Greek {{transl, grc, sophiā, knowledge) *

molybdomancy Molybdomancy (from and -mancy) is a technique of divination using molten metal. Typically, molten lead or tin is dropped into water. It can be found as a tradition in various cultures, including Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Ger ...

{{IPAc-en, m, oʊ-, ˈ, l, ɪ, b, d, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by molten metal (Greek {{transl, grc, molubdos, lead + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * moromancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, m, ɒr, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by foolishness (Greek {{transl, grc, mōros, dull + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * myomancy → see {{sm, theriomancy * myrmomancy → see {{sm, theriomancy

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* narcomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, n, ɑːr, k, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by sleep (Greek {{transl, grc, narkē, numbness + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * natimancy → see {{sm, somatomancy (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, natis, buttock + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

necromancy Necromancy () is the practice of magic or black magic involving communication with the dead by summoning their spirits as apparitions or visions, or by resurrection for the purpose of divination; imparting the means to foretell future events; ...

¹ {{IPAc-en, ˈ, n, ɛ, k, r, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by speaking to the dead, by corpses (Greek {{transl, grc, nekros, corpse + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * necyomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, n, iː, s, i, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by summoning damned souls (Greek {{transl, grc, nekuiā,

invocation An invocation (from the Latin verb ''invocare'' "to call on, invoke, to give") may take the form of: *Supplication, prayer or spell. *A form of possession. *Command or conjuration. *Self-identification with certain spirits. These forms are ...

+ {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * nephomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, n, ɛ, f, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by clouds (Greek {{transl, grc, nephos, cloud + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

nigromancy Black magic, also known as dark magic, has traditionally referred to the use of supernatural powers or magic for evil and selfish purposes, specifically the seven magical arts prohibited by canon law, as expounded by Johannes Hartlieb in 1456 ...

{{IPAc-en, ˈ, n, aɪ, ɡ, r, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by

black magic Black magic, also known as dark magic, has traditionally referred to the use of supernatural powers or magic for evil and selfish purposes, specifically the seven magical arts prohibited by canon law, as expounded by Johannes Hartlieb in 145 ...

(Latin {{wikt-lang, la, niger, black + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * nomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, n, ɒ, m, ən, s, i or {{IPAc-en, ˈ, n, oʊ, m, ən, s, i → see {{sm,

onomancy Onomancy (or nomancy) is divination based on a subject's name. Onomancy was popular in Europe during the Late Middle Ages but is said to have originated with the Pythagoreans. Several methods of analyzing a name are possible, some of which are b ...

(variant of ''onomancy'', influenced by Latin {{wikt-lang, la, nōmen, name) *

notarikon Notarikon ( he, נוטריקון ''Noṭriqōn'') is a Talmud, Talmudic and Kabbalah, Kabbalistic method of deriving a word, by using each of its initial (Hebrew: ) or final letters () to stand for another, to form a sentence or idea out of the w ...

/netrikon: by

initial In a written or published work, an initial capital, also referred to as a drop capital or simply an initial cap, initial, initcapital, initcap or init or a drop cap or drop, is a letter at the beginning of a word, a chapter, or a paragraph that ...

s (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, noto, notāricus, in

shorthand Shorthand is an abbreviated symbolic writing method that increases speed and brevity of writing as compared to longhand, a more common method of writing a language. The process of writing in shorthand is called stenography, from the Greek ''ste ...

) *

nggàm Nggam () is a type of divination found among many groups in western Cameroon. Among the best documented is its practice by the Mambila people of Cameroon and Nigeria, in which the actions of spiders or crabs are interpreted by the diviner. The f ...

→ see {{sm, theriomancy *

numerology Numerology (also known as arithmancy) is the belief in an occult, divine or mystical relationship between a number and one or more coinciding events. It is also the study of the numerical value, via an alphanumeric system, of the letters in ...

{{IPAc-en, ˌ, nj, uː, m, ə, ˈ, r, ɒ, l, oʊ-, dʒ, i: by numbers (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, numerus, number + Greek {{transl, grc, -logia, branch of study) * numismatomancy: by coins (Greek {{transl, grc, nomisma grc, nomismat- coin + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

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* oculomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɒ, k, j, ʊ, l, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by eyes (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, oculus, eye + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * odontomancy {{IPAc-en, oʊ, ˈ, d, ɒ, n, t, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by teeth (Greek {{transl, grc, odous grc, odont- tooth + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * oenomancy/oinomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, iː, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by wine (Greek {{transl, grc, oinos, wine + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * ololygmancy {{IPAc-en, oʊ-, ˈ, l, ɒ, l, ᵻ, ɡ, m, æ, n, s, i: by the howling of dogs (Greek {{transl, grc, ololuzō grc, ololug- howl + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * omoplatoscopy → see {{sm,

scapulimancy Scapulimancy (also spelled ''scapulomancy'' and ''scapulamancy'', also termed ''omoplatoscopy'' or ''speal bone reading'') is the practice of divination by use of scapulae or speal bones (shoulder blades). It is most widely practiced in China an ...

(Greek {{transl, grc, ōmoplatē, shoulder blade + {{transl, grc, -skopiā, observation) * omphalomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɒ, m, f, ə, l, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by navels (Greek {{transl, grc, omphalos, navel + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

/oneiroscopy {{IPAc-en, oʊ-, ˈ, n, ɪər, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by

dream A dream is a succession of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that usually occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. Humans spend about two hours dreaming per night, and each dream lasts around 5 to 20 minutes, althou ...

s (Greek {{transl, grc, oneiros, dream + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * onimancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɒ, n, ᵻ, m, æ, n, s, i → see {{sm,

onychomancy Onychomancy or variously onuchomancy, onychomantia, onycomancy, onymancy (from Greek ''onychos'', 'fingernail', and ''manteia'', 'fortune-telling') is an ancient form of divination using fingernails as a "crystal ball" or " scrying mirror" and i ...

/onomomancy/nomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɒ, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by letters in a name (Greek {{transl, grc, onoma, name + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * onomomancy {{IPAc-en, oʊ-, ˈ, n, oʊ, m, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i → see {{sm,

/onymancy/onimancy {{IPAc-en, oʊ-, ˈ, n, ɪ, k, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by finger· and toenails (Greek {{transl, grc, onux grc, onukh- nail + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * onymancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɒ, n, ᵻ, m, æ, n, s, i → see {{sm,

oomancy Oomancy (sometimes called ovomancy, ooscopy, oomancia, oomantia, ooscopia, or ovamancy) refers to divination by eggs. There are several methods to how this can be done, but an example would be the oracular reading (i.e., scrying) of the shapes tha ...

/ooscopy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, oʊ, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i (also ovomancy): by eggs (Greek {{transl, grc, ōion, egg + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * ophidiomancy/ophiomancy → see {{sm, theriomancy * ophthalmomancy → see {{sm, oculomancy (Greek {{transl, grc, ophthalmos, eye + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * organoscopy → see {{sm,

(Greek {{transl, grc, organon,

organ Organ may refer to: Biology * Organ (biology), a part of an organism Musical instruments * Organ (music), a family of keyboard musical instruments characterized by sustained tone ** Electronic organ, an electronic keyboard instrument ** Hammond ...

+ {{transl, grc, -skopiā, observation) *

/ornithomancy → see {{sm, theriomancy * oromancy: by mountains (Greek {{transl, grc, oros, mountain + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * oryctomancy: by minerals (Greek {{transl, grc, oruktos, dug + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * ossomancy → see {{sm, osteomancy (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, os la, oss- bone + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * osteomancy: by bones (Greek {{transl, grc, osteon, bone + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

Ouija The ouija ( , ), also known as a spirit board or talking board, is a flat board marked with the letters of the Latin alphabet, the numbers 0–9, the words "yes", "no", occasionally "hello" and "goodbye", along with various symbols and grap ...

/Ouije: by

ouija board The ouija ( , ), also known as a spirit board or talking board, is a flat board marked with the letters of the Latin alphabet, the numbers 0–9, the words "yes", "no", occasionally "hello" and "goodbye", along with various symbols and grap ...

( French {{wikt-lang, fr, oui, yes +

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

{{wikt-lang, de, ja, yes) * ouranomancy → see {{sm, uranomancy * ovomancy → see {{sm,

(Latin {{wikt-lang, la, ōvum, egg + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

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* pallomancy: by

pendulum A pendulum is a weight suspended from a pivot so that it can swing freely. When a pendulum is displaced sideways from its resting, equilibrium position, it is subject to a restoring force due to gravity that will accelerate it back toward the ...

s (Greek {{transl, grc, pallein, to sway + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * palmistry/palm reading → see {{sm, somatomancy (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, palma, palm) *

papyromancy Papyromancy is a way of divination through folding paper. Some say a true papyromancer can crumple up any piece of paper, unfold it, and predict the future from the creased lines reading the creased paper the way that a palm reader would read a pers ...

: by folding paper, especially

paper money A banknote—also called a bill (North American English), paper money, or simply a note—is a type of negotiable promissory note, made by a bank or other licensed authority, payable to the bearer on demand. Banknotes were originally issued ...

(Greek {{transl, grc, papūros, papyrus paper + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * pedomancy → see {{sm, somatomancy (from ''podomancy'', influenced by Latin {{wikt-lang, la, pēs la, pēd- foot) * pegomancy: by fountains (Greek {{transl, grc, pēgē, spring + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * pessomancy: by pebbles (Greek {{transl, grc, pessos, oval pebble + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * pecthimancy/petchimancy: by brushed cloth (possibly akin to Greek {{transl, grc, pekein, to card wool, or {{transl, grc, pēktē, netting + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * phallomancy: by swing of the phallus (Greek {{transl, grc, phallus, phallus + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * phobomancy: by feelings of fear (Greek {{transl, grc, phobos, fear + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * photomancy: by fields of light (Greek {{transl, grc, phōs 'phōt-'' light + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

(also organoscopy): by the configuration of one's brain (Greek {{transl, grc, phrēn, mind + {{transl, grc, -logiā, study) * phyllomancy: by leaves (Greek {{transl, grc, phullon, leaf + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ** sycomancy: by fig leaves (Greek {{transl, grc, sūkon, fig + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) **

tasseography Tasseography (also known as tasseomancy, tassology, or tasseology) is a divination or fortune-telling method that interprets patterns in tea leaves, coffee grounds, or wine sediments. The terms derive from the French word ''tasse'' (cup), whi ...

(also kypomancy): by tea leaves or coffee grounds (French ''{{lang, fr,

tasse ''For the piece of medieval armor, see tassets'' ''You might also mean tasse à café A ''tasse à café'' (, ''coffee cup'') is a cup, generally of white porcelain and of around 120 ml (4 fl oz), in which coffee is served. It ...

'', cup + Greek {{transl, grc, -graphiā, representation) * phyllorhodomancy: by rose petals (Greek {{transl, grc, phullon, leaf + {{transl, grc, rhodon, rose + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

/physiognomancy: by faces (Greek {{transl, grc, phusis, nature + {{transl, grc, -gnōmoniā, interpretation) * phytognomy: by the appearance of plants (Greek {{transl, grc, phuton, plant + {{transl, grc, -gnōmoniā, interpretation) *

plastromancy Oracle bones () are pieces of ox scapula and turtle plastron, which were used for pyromancy – a form of divination – in ancient China, mainly during the late Shang dynasty. ''Scapulimancy'' is the correct term if ox scapulae were used for the ...

: by cracks formed by heat on a turtle's plastron (English '' plastron'' + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * pilimancy: by observing the patterns produced by a collection of human hair * plumbomancy: by observing shapes molten lead makes when poured in water (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, plumbum, lead + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * pneumancy: by blowing (Greek {{transl, grc, pneuma, breath + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

podomancy Podomancy (also known as solistry) is a divination by examining the lines of soles. Similar to palmistry, where the divination is based on the person's palm shape and lines, podomancy is based on the belief that a person's feet represent the symb ...

/pedomancy → see {{sm, somatomancy *

poe divination Poe divination (from the 'poe' (桮) in the Hokkien , Min Dong BUC: buăk-bŭi, "cast moon blocks", also called as "bwa bwei", Mandarin ) is a traditional Chinese divination method, in which the divination seeker throws or drops two little w ...

: by throwing stones on the floor, practised at

Taoist Taoism (, ) or Daoism () refers to either a school of philosophical thought (道家; ''daojia'') or to a religion (道教; ''daojiao''), both of which share ideas and concepts of Chinese origin and emphasize living in harmony with the ''Tao'' ...

temples * {{lang, la, italic=unset, portenta, cat=no (also {{lang, la, italic=unset, ostenta, cat=no): study of natural phenomena * psephomancy: by lots or ballots (Greek {{transl, grc, psephos, pebble + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * pseudomancy: by false means, such a
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(Greek {{transl, grc, pseudēs, false + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * psychognomy: by

phrenological Phrenology () is a pseudoscience which involves the measurement of bumps on the skull to predict mental traits.Wihe, J. V. (2002). "Science and Pseudoscience: A Primer in Critical Thinking." In ''Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience'', pp. 195–203. C ...

notations (Greek {{transl, grc, psūkhē, soul + {{transl, grc, -gnōmoniā, observation) * psychomancy → see {{sm,

¹ (Greek {{transl, grc, psūkhē, soul + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * ptarmoscopy/ptarmoscopie: from ancient Greek the interpretation of sneezes *

pyromancy Pyromancy (from Greek ''pyr,'' “fire,” and ''manteia,'' “divination”) is the art of divination by means of fire. ...

/pyroscopy: by fire (Greek {{transl, grc, pūr, fire + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

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* {{transl, he, italic=unset, qabalah → see {{sm,

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* radiesthesia: by rods,

s, or other cylindrical tools (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, radius,

spoke A spoke is one of some number of rods radiating from the center of a wheel (the hub where the axle connects), connecting the hub with the round traction surface. The term originally referred to portions of a log that had been riven (split l ...

+ Greek {{transl, grc, -aisthēsiā, sensing) * retromancy: by looking over one's shoulder (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, retro, retrō, behind + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

rhabdomancy Rhabdomancy is a divination technique which involves the use of any rod, wand, staff, stick, arrow, or the like. One method of rhabdomancy was setting a number of staffs on end and observing where they fall, to divine the direction one should tra ...

/rabdomancy: by rods, sticks, or wands (Greek {{transl, grc, rhabdos, rod + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

rhapsodomancy Rhapsodomancy is an ancient form of divination performed by choosing through some method a specific passage or poem from which to ascertain information. There were various methods for practicing rhapsodomancy. Sometimes, individuals would write s ...

: by poetry (Greek {{transl, grc, rhapsōidiā, verse + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * roadomancy: by

constellation A constellation is an area on the celestial sphere in which a group of visible stars forms Asterism (astronomy), a perceived pattern or outline, typically representing an animal, mythological subject, or inanimate object. The origins of the e ...

s (apparently from

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

{{lang, ang, rodor,

firmament In biblical cosmology, the firmament is the vast solid dome created by God during his creation of the world to divide the primal sea into upper and lower portions so that the dry land could appear. The concept was adopted into the subsequent ...

+ Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

rumpology Rumpology or bottom reading is a pseudoscience akin to physiognomy, performed by examining crevices, dimples, warts, moles and folds of a person's buttocks in much the same way a chirologist would read the palm of the hand. History The term '' ...

→ see {{sm, somatomancy *

→ see {{sm,

S

/scapulomancy (also spatulamancy, omoplatoscopy): by bovine or caprid shoulder blades (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, scapula, shoulder blade + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * scarpomancy: by old shoes (

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

{{lang, it, scarpa, shoe + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

scatomancy Scatomancy is the reading of a person's fortune by examining their bodily excrement, or by examining those of an animal. It is also known as ''spatalomancy'', ''spatilomancy'', ''copromancy'', and ''spatalamancy''. Definition Scatomancy is liter ...

: by excrement (Greek {{transl, grc, skōr grc, skat- excrement + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * schematomancy → see {{sm, somatomancy * sciomancy¹ (also shadowmancy): by shadows (Greek {{transl, grc, skiā, shadow + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * sciomancy²: by spirits (of the same origin as ''sciomancy¹'') *

: by gazing (shortened from descrying) **

: by reflective objects ***

/captromancy (also enoptromancy, djubed{{Citation needed, reason=all search results appear to link to this page, date=April 2019): by mirrors (Greek {{transl, grc, katoptron, mirror + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *** gastromancy¹ (also crystallomancy, spheromancy, crystal ball gazing): by crystal ball (Greek {{transl, grc, gastēr, belly .e., round object+ {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ***

hydromancy Hydromancy (Ancient Greek ὑδρομαντεία, ''water-divination'',Liddell, H.G. & Scott, R. (1940). ''A Greek-English Lexicon. revised and augmented throughout by Sir Henry Stuart Jones. with the assistance of. Roderick McKenzie.'' Oxford: ...

(also ydromancy): by water (Greek {{transl, grc, hudōr, water + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * selenomancy: by the moon (Greek {{transl, grc, selēnē, moon + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * shadowmancy → see {{sm, sciomancy¹ (English ''shadow'' + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * Shufflemancy: by the use of an electronic media player such as an electronic playlist, iPod, or other medium wherein one skips a certain number of songs and the lyrics and/or tune of the song is the answer to the divinatory question * sideromancy: by burning straw with an iron (Greek {{transl, grc, sidēros,

iron Iron () is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from la, ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, right in f ...

+ {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * {{not a typo, sikidy: by drawing sixteen lines in sand (perhaps a Malagasy transliteration of English ''sixteen'') * skatharomancy: by beetle tracks (Greek {{transl, grc, skatharōn, spot + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * {{lang, gd,

slinneanachd Slinneanachd is a kind of divination formerly practiced in Scotland. The practice is now extinct. It involved inspecting the shoulderblades of an animal (usually a carcass), and according to one version, one had to eat the flesh of the animal with ...

, italic=unset/{{lang, gd, slinnanacht, italic=unset: by animal shoulder blades (

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as ...

{{lang, gd, slinnean, shoulder blade) * solaromancy: by the sun (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, sol, sōl la, sōlāris, sōlār- sun + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * somatomancy: by the human form (Greek {{transl, grc, sōma grc, sōmat- body + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ** cephalomancy (also craniognomy): by skulls (Greek {{transl, grc, kephalē, head + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) **

/chiromancy {{IPAc-en, k, aɪ, ˈ, r, ɒ, m, æ, n, s, i (also palmistry, palm reading): by palms (Greek {{transl, grc, kheir, hand + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ** cheirognomy/chirognomy {{IPAc-en, k, aɪ, ˈ, r, ɒ, (, ɡ, ), n, oʊ-, m, i: by hands (Greek {{transl, grc, kheir, hand + {{transl, grc, -gnōmoniā, interpretation) **

/pedomancy (also cartopedy): by the soles of one's feet (Greek {{transl, grc, pous grc, pod- foot + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) **

(also natimancy): by buttocks (English ''rump'' + Greek {{transl, grc, -logiā, study) ** schematomancy: by the face (Greek {{transl, grc, skhēma grc, skhēmat- figure + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * sortilege: by the casting of lots, or ''

sortes Sortes is a civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined ...

'' ** sortes virgilianae: by

Vergil Publius Vergilius Maro (; traditional dates 15 October 7021 September 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil ( ) in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He composed three of the most famous poems in Latin literature: th ...

's ''

'' * spasmatomancy: by convulsions (alteration of ''spasmodomancy'', from Greek {{transl, grc, spasmos grc, spasmōd- spasm + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * spatilomancy: by animal excrement (Greek {{transl, grc, spatilē, excrement + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * spatulamancy → see {{sm,

(from ''scapulimancy'', influenced by Latin {{wikt-lang, la, spatula, splint) * spheromancy → see {{sm,

(Greek {{transl, grc, sphaira,

sphere A sphere () is a Geometry, geometrical object that is a solid geometry, three-dimensional analogue to a two-dimensional circle. A sphere is the Locus (mathematics), set of points that are all at the same distance from a given point in three ...

+ {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * sphondulomancy: by

spindle Spindle may refer to: Textiles and manufacturing * Spindle (textiles), a straight spike to spin fibers into yarn * Spindle (tool), a rotating axis of a machine tool Biology * Common spindle and other species of shrubs and trees in genus ''Euony ...

s (Greek {{transl, grc, sphondulos, spindle + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * splanchnomancy → see {{sm, anthropomancy (Greek {{transl, grc, splankhna, innards + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * spodomancy: by soot (Greek {{transl, grc, spodos, wood ashes + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ** cineromancy/ceneromancy: by the ashes of a specifically sacrificial or ritual fire **

{{IPAc-en, l, aɪ, ˈ, b, æ, n, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by smoke or ash from incense (Greek {{transl, grc, libanos,

+ {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ** tephramancy/tephromancy: by tree bark ashes, by sacrificial or ritual fire ashes, or human sacrificial victim ashes (Greek {{transl, grc, tephrā, ash + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * stareomancy: by the

four elements Classical elements typically refer to earth, water, air, fire, and (later) aether which were proposed to explain the nature and complexity of all matter in terms of simpler substances. Ancient cultures in Greece, Tibet, and India had simi ...

(Greek {{transl, grc, stais grc, stair- dough + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * stercomancy: by seeds in bird excrement (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, stercus, excrement + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) *

sternomancy Sternomancy, from the Greek sternon (chest) is a divination practice involving reading the markings or bumps on the chest or breast bone (or the area "from the breast to the belly", according to some sources). Sternomancy may have been commonly p ...

: by ridges on the

breastbone The sternum or breastbone is a long flat bone located in the central part of the chest. It connects to the ribs via cartilage and forms the front of the rib cage, thus helping to protect the heart, lungs, and major blood vessels from injury. Sh ...

(Greek {{transl, grc, sternon, breastbone + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * stichomancy → see {{sm, chartomancy * stigonomancy: by burning writing onto bark (Greek {{transl, grc, stizein grc, stigōn- to brand + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * stoicheomancy/stoichomancy → see {{sm, chartomancy * stolisomancy: by

fashion Fashion is a form of self-expression and autonomy at a particular period and place and in a specific context, of clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle, and body posture. The term implies a look defined by the fashion in ...

(Greek {{transl, grc, stolis, garment + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * styramancy: by observing patterns produced by chewing gum, gum wax, or products produced by the L. styraciflua tree * sycomancy → see {{sm, phyllomancy * symbolomancy: by things found on the road (Greek {{transl, grc, sumbolon, sign + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

T

→ see {{sm, chartomancy *

→ see {{sm, phyllomancy * technomancy: by

technology Technology is the application of knowledge to reach practical goals in a specifiable and reproducible way. The word ''technology'' may also mean the product of such an endeavor. The use of technology is widely prevalent in medicine, science, ...

(English ''{{not a typo, techno(logy)'' + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * temurah: → see {{sm,

* tephramancy/tephromancy: → see {{sm, spodomancy (Greek {{transl, grc, tephrā, ash + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * theomancy: foretelling events, prophecy (Greek {{transl, grc, theos, god + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * theriomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, θ, ɪər, i, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: (also zoomancy): by animal behavior (Greek {{transl, grc, thēr, wild animal + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ChickenDivination

/aeluromancy {{IPAc-en, aɪ, ˈ, l, ʊər, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i (also felidomancy): by cats (Greek {{transl, grc, ailouros, cat + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) **

/alectoromancy {{IPAc-en, ə, ˈ, l, ɛ, k, t, ər, i, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by rooster behavior (Greek {{transl, grc, alektruōn, cockerel + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) **

augur An augur was a priest and official in the classical Roman world. His main role was the practice of augury, the interpretation of the will of the gods by studying the flight of birds. Determinations were based upon whether they were flying i ...

y: by bird formations (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, augur, diviner) ** hippomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, h, ɪ, p, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by horse behavior (Greek {{transl, grc, hippos, horse + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ** ichthyomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, ɪ, k, θ, i, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by fish behavior (Greek {{transl, grc, ikhthūs, fish + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ** myomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, m, aɪ, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by rodent behavior (Greek {{transl, grc, mūs, mouse + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) ** myrmomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, m, ɜːr, m, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by ant behavior (Greek {{transl, grc, murmēx, ant + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) **

: by spider or crab behavior (

Mambila The Mambilla or Mambila people of Nigeria live on the Mambilla Plateau (in 'Sardauna' local government area of Taraba State in Nigeria). A small fraction of Mambilla migrants left the Mambilla Plateau for the Ndom Plain (also known as northern Tik ...

{{lang, mcu, nggàm, divination) ** ophidiomancy/ophiomancy: by snakes behavior (Greek {{transl, grc, ophis grc, ophid- snake + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) **

/ornithomancy (also auspicy/auspication, avimancy): by bird migration (Greek {{transl, grc, ornīs grc, ornīth- bird + {{transl, grc, -skopiā, observation) * thumomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, θj, uː, m, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by one's own soul, presage (Greek {{transl, grc, thūmos, soul + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * topomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, t, ɒ, p, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by geography and geological formations (Greek {{transl, grc, topos, place + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * transataumancy: by things accidentally seen or heard * trochomancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, t, r, ɒ, k, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by wheel ruts (Greek {{transl, grc, trokhos, wheel + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * turifumy: by shapes in smoke (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, tus, tūs la, tūr- incense + {{wikt-lang, la, fumus, fūmus, vapor) * tyromancy/tiromancy {{IPAc-en, ˈ, t, aɪr, oʊ-, m, æ, n, s, i: by cheese (Greek {{transl, grc, tūros, cheese + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

U

* umbilicomancy: by

umbilical cord In placental mammals, the umbilical cord (also called the navel string, birth cord or ''funiculus umbilicalis'') is a conduit between the developing embryo or fetus and the placenta. During prenatal development, the umbilical cord is physiologic ...

s (English ''{{not a typo, umbilic(al cord)'' + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * umbromancy: by shade (Latin {{wikt-lang, la, umbra, shadow + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * uranomancy/ouranomancy: by the sky (Greek {{transl, grc, ouranos, firmament + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * uromancy/urimancy: by

urine Urine is a liquid by-product of metabolism in humans and in many other animals. Urine flows from the kidneys through the ureters to the urinary bladder. Urination results in urine being excretion, excreted from the body through the urethra. Cel ...

(Greek {{transl, grc, ouron, urine + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * urticariaomancy: by itches (

New Latin New Latin (also called Neo-Latin or Modern Latin) is the revival of Literary Latin used in original, scholarly, and scientific works since about 1500. Modern scholarly and technical nomenclature, such as in zoological and botanical taxonomy ...

{{wikt-lang, la, urticaria, urticāria,

hives Hives, also known as urticaria, is a kind of skin rash with red, raised, itchy bumps. Hives may burn or sting. The patches of rash may appear on different body parts, with variable duration from minutes to days, and does not leave any long-lasti ...

+ Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

V

* videomancy: by

film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...

s (English ''

video Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) syste ...

'' + Greek {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

W

* water witching → see {{sm,

* wishbone → see {{sm,

furcula The (Latin for "little fork") or wishbone is a forked bone found in most birds and some species of non-avian dinosaurs, and is formed by the fusion of the two pink clavicles. In birds, its primary function is in the strengthening of the thoracic ...

X

* xenomancy: by strangers (Greek {{transl, grc, xenos, stranger + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * xylomancy: by the shape or texture of wood, or the appearance of burning wood (Greek {{transl, grc, xulon, wood + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)Pickover, Clifford A. ''Dreaming the Future: The Fantastic Story of Prediction.'' Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 2001, p. 137.

Y

* ydromancy¹ → see {{sm,

* ydromancy² → see {{sm,

(from ''idromancy'' above, influenced by ''alomancy'') * Yes No Oracle * Answering Oracle: Full responses to more detailed questions

Z

* zoomancy → see {{sm, theriomancy (Greek {{transl, grc, zōion, being + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy) * zygomancy: by weights (Greek {{transl, grc, zugon, yoke, balance + {{transl, grc, manteía, prophecy)

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