geomancy
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ge·o·man·cy
(jē′ə-măn′sē)n.
Divination by means of lines and figures or by geographic features.
[Middle English geomancie, from Medieval Latin geōmantia, from Late Greek geōmanteia, divination by signs from the earth : Greek geō-, geo- + Greek -manteia, -mancy.]
ge′o·man′cer n.
ge′o·man′tic (-tĭk) adj.
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geomancy
(ˈdʒiːəʊˌmænsɪ)n
(Alternative Belief Systems) prophecy from the pattern made when a handful of earth is cast down or dots are drawn at random and connected with lines
ˈgeoˌmancer n
ˌgeoˈmantic adj
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ge•o•man•cy
(ˈdʒi əˌmæn si)n.
divination by geographic features or by figures or lines.
ge′o•man`cer, n.
ge`o•man′tic, adj.
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geomancy
a form of divination that analyzes the pattern of a handful of earth thrown down at random or dots made at random on paper. — geomancer, n.
See also: Eartha form of divination that analyzes the pattern of a handful of earth thrown down at random or of dots made at random on paper. — geomancer, n.
See also: Divination-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
geomancy
Divination by the earth. This can mean use of actual earth, or earth-like substances such as sand.
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Noun | 1. | geomancy - divination by means of signs connected with the earth (as points taken at random or the arrangement of particles thrown down at random or from the configuration of a region and its relation to another) fortune telling, soothsaying, foretelling, divination - the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means |
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