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psychomancy

American  
[sahy-koh-man-see] / ˈsaɪ koʊˌmæn si /

noun

  1. occult communication between souls or with spirits.

Etymology

Origin of psychomancy

First recorded in 1645–55; psycho- + -mancy

Example Sentences

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This was the only occasion when he treated their peculiar psychomancy boastfully, and the only occasion when I felt a distinct misgiving of his sincerity.

From Questionable Shapes by Howells, William Dean

Well, then, strictly in the interest of psychomancy, I will confide that she had found some traces of a model that I used to paint my Madonnas from, before we were married, in that picture.

From Questionable Shapes by Howells, William Dean

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