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/klear"euh man'see, kler"-/, n.the casting of lots as a means of divination.[1600-10; < ML cleromantia, equiv. to Gk klêro(s) lot + manteía -MANCY]
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cleromancy — divination using dice Divination and Fortune Telling … Phrontistery dictionary
cleromancy — cle·ro·man·cy … English syllables
cleromancy — Divination involving dice … Grandiloquent dictionary
cleromancy — /ˈklɛrəmænsi/ (say kleruhmansee) noun divination by casting lots. {Middle French cleromancie, from Medieval Latin cleromantia, from Greek kleros a lot + mancy} …
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cleromancy — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌman(t)sē noun ( es) Etymology: Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French cleromancie, from Medieval Latin cleromantia, from clero + mantia mancy : divination by means of casting lots … Useful english dictionary
Methods of divination — This article is about the numerous varieties of divination. For divination as a whole, see Divination. Innumerable methods of divination can be found around the world, and many cultures practice the same methods under different names. During the… … Wikipedia
