geomancy
divination by geographic features or by figures or lines.
Origin of geomancy
1Other words from geomancy
- ge·o·man·cer, noun
- ge·o·man·tic, adjective
Words Nearby geomancy
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How to use geomancy in a sentence
But Speght is correct in the main point, viz., that Puella and Rubeus are 'the names of two figures in geomancy.'
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales | Geoffrey Chaucergeomancy is a kind of foretelling things, by means of little dots first made on the ground and then on paper.
Peeps Into China | E. C. PhillipsPertaining to geomancy, the art of divining future events by means of signs connected with the earth.
Palamon and Arcite | John DrydenAlchemy, geomancy and spiritualism have dwelt and dwell under its shadow.
Herbalism, alchemy, geomancy, and other magic arts owe their origin to this fountain-head of primitive superstition.
The Japanese Spirit | Yoshisaburo Okakura
British Dictionary definitions for geomancy
/ (ˈdʒiːəʊˌmænsɪ) /
prophecy from the pattern made when a handful of earth is cast down or dots are drawn at random and connected with lines
Derived forms of geomancy
- geomancer, noun
- geomantic, adjective
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