rhabdomancy
[ rab-duh-man-see ]
/ ˈræb dəˌmæn si /
noun
divination by means of a rod or wand, especially in discovering ores, springs of water, etc.
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OTHER WORDS FROM rhabdomancy
rhab·do·man·tist, nounWords nearby rhabdomancy
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Example sentences from the Web for rhabdomancy
Sir Thomas Browne also speaks of a 'strange kind of exploration and peculiar way of Rhabdomancy' used in mineral discoveries.
Storyology|Benjamin TaylorIt is not water, but treasures which they profess to find by some hidden kind of rhabdomancy.
Narrative And Miscellaneous Papers|Thomas De QuinceyHazel-rods were used to "divine" for water and minerals by professors of an art which received the crack-jaw title of Rhabdomancy.
Miscellanea|Juliana Horatia EwingRhabdomancy, a species of divination by means of a hazel rod to trace the presence of minerals or metals under ground.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood
British Dictionary definitions for rhabdomancy
rhabdomancy
/ (ˈræbdəˌmænsɪ) /
noun
divination for water or mineral ore by means of a rod or wand; dowsing; divining
Derived forms of rhabdomancy
rhabdomantist or rhabdomancer, nounWord Origin for rhabdomancy
C17: via Late Latin from Late Greek rhabdomanteia, from rhabdos a rod + manteia divination
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