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hydromancy
[ hahy-druh-man-see ]
noun
- divination by means of the motions or appearance of water.
hydromancy
/ ˈhaɪdrəʊˌmænsɪ /
noun
- divination by water
Derived Forms
- ˈhydroˌmancer, noun
- ˌhydroˈmantic, adjective
Other Words From
- hydro·mancer noun
- hydro·mantic adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of hydromancy1
Example Sentences
Thirdly, If any person in order to discover the future, had employed geomancy, hydromancy, a�romancy, piromancy, onomancy, necromancy, or sorceries by beans, dice, or wheat.
The sixth is named hydromancy, as when a demon teaches anything by appearances in the water.
In this work he also treated of the origin of hydromancy, and other superstitious divinations.
And at one side of the emperor’s table sit many philosophers that be proved for wise men in many diverse sciences, as of astronomy, necromancy, geomancy, pyromancy, hydromancy, of augury and of many other sciences.
How many that are for hydromancy, that pretend in water to show men mighty mysteries?
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