Cleromancy

Cleromancy
Cleromancy Cler"o*man`cy, n. [Gr. ? lot + -mancy; cf. F. cl['e]romancie.] A divination by throwing dice or casting lots. [1913 Webster]

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  • Cleromancy — For the use of random selection as a way to make a fair form of selection, see Sortition. Cleromancy is a form of divination using sortition, casting of lots, or casting bones or stones, in which an outcome is determined by means that normally… …   Wikipedia

  • cleromancy — /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] * * * …   Universalium

  • cleromancy — noun a) Divination by casting lots (sortilege). b) Divination by throwing dice or any such marked objects, like beans, pebbles, or bone …   Wiktionary

  • 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} …  

  • cleromancy —   n. divination by casting lots.    ♦ cleronomy, n. inheritance …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • 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

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