geomancy
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Etymology
Origin of geomancy
1325–75; Middle English < Old French geomancie ≪ Late Greek geōmanteía. See geo-, -mancy
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Feng shui is a traditional Chinese geomancy practice that is used to determine which location would be most auspicious.
From Reuters ● Sep. 27, 2023
His treatises upon necromancy, geomancy, amulets and conjuration, were circulated from hand to hand.
From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward
Answered Wird Khan, "True, O my son, but whence learnedest thou geomancy and thou young of years?"
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 09 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Moreover, before she died, my father said to her, 'Take thy tablets of geomancy and throw a figure, and tell us the issue of my affair and what will befal-me.'
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 04 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Whereupon all present, gentle and simple, wondered at the King's skill in hitting upon the truth by geomancy, and said, "Verily this King is a diviner, whose like there is not in the world."
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 04 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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