cleromancy

[ kleer-uh-man-see, kler- ]

noun

1. the casting of lots as a means of divination.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cleromancy¹

1600–10; < Medieval Latin clēromantīa, equivalent to Greek klêro ( s ) lot + manteía -mancy

Example Sentences

Cleromancy, kler′o-man-si, n. divination by lots.

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Cleromancy was performed by the throwing of dice.

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Associated word: cleromancy. dicker, v. trade, barter, negotiate, exchange.--n. barter, trade, exchange, chaffering. dictate, n. command, admonition, prescription, impulse. dictator, n. despot, autocrat. dictatorial, a. imperious, dogmatical, overbearing. diction, n. language, phraseology. dictionary, n. lexicon, vocabulary, wordbook, glossary; gazetteer, gradus, onomasticon, idioticon, thesaurus.

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