aeromancy
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- aeromancer noun
- aeromantic adjective
Etymology
Origin of aeromancy
Example Sentences
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His colleagues in the Royal Society were aghast and maligned his forecasts as aeromancy, or "a divination based on the properties of the air."
From Seattle Times
The ancient magic included various kinds of divination, of which the principal may here be catalogued: Aeromancy, or divination from the air.
From Project Gutenberg
Aeromancy, form of divination, 2284 G. Affability, virtue of, 2143 b; definition, 2421; offices of affability, 2422; sins against affability, 2423.
From Project Gutenberg
If these signs appear in some earthly body such as wood, iron or polished stone, it is called "geomancy," if in water "hydromancy," if in the air "aeromancy," if in fire "pyromancy," if in the entrails of animals sacrificed on the altars of demons, "aruspicy."
From Project Gutenberg
Aeromancy, or divining by the air.
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