geomancy

American

[jee-uh-man-see] / ˈdʒi əˌmæn si /

noun

divination by geographic features or by figures or lines.

geomancy British

/ ˈdʒiːəʊˌmænsɪ /

noun

prophecy from the pattern made when a handful of earth is cast down or dots are drawn at random and connected with lines

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Origin of geomancy

1325–75; Middle English < Old French geomancie ≪ Late Greek geōmanteía. See geo-, -mancy

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Elements of the Universe: Geo ("Earth")

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GEOMANCY, or the art of foretelling the future by means of lines and circles, and other mathematical figures drawn on the earth, is still extensively practised in Asiatic countries, but is almost unknown in Europe.

From Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3 by Mackay, Charles

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