geomancy

[ jee-uh-man-see ]

noun
  1. divination by geographic features or by figures or lines.

Origin of geomancy

1
1325–75; Middle English <Old French geomancie≪ Late Greek geōmanteía.See geo-, -mancy

Other words from geomancy

  • ge·o·man·cer, noun
  • ge·o·man·tic, adjective

Words Nearby geomancy

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British Dictionary definitions for geomancy

geomancy

/ (ˈdʒiːəʊˌmænsɪ) /


noun
  1. 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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