armomancy en · NOUN
Etymology
From Latin armus (“shoulder blade”) + -mancy.
Meanings
- (uncountable) Divination using the shoulder blade of an animal. It was taken from a dead animal and thrown into a fire, and the cracks formed in the bone were then interpreted.
- (uncountable) Divination through inspecting one's shoulders. In ancient times, this inspection was to see whether a human was a suitable sacrifice to the gods.
Synonyms
omoplatoscopy · scapulomancy · scapulimancy · spealomancy (in Scotland) · spatulamancy