Dictionary

capnomancy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkæpnəˌmænsi/

Etymology

Ancient Greek καπνός (kapnós, “smoke”); capno- + -mancy

Meanings

1. (qualifier:divination, uncountable) Divination by interpreting smoke rising from a fire. A form of pyromancy.
   • To these is also added Capnomancy, so called from smoke, because it searcheth into the flame and smoke; and thin colors, sounds and motions when they are carried upright, or on one side, or round... 1897, Three Bks Occult Phil. lvii. (Agrippa)
   • 1610, Vives in J. Healey Saint Augustine of the Citie of God Diuination generally was done by diuers means...by smoake, Capnomancy.

Forms

Relateds

capnomancer

Translations (8)

it capnomanzia (class of divinatory methods involving smoke) · ro capnomanție (class of divinatory methods involving smoke) · fi savusta ennustaminen (class of divinatory methods involving smoke) · fr capnomancie (class of divinatory methods involving smoke) · el καπνομαντεία (class of divinatory methods involving smoke) · pl kapnomancja (class of divinatory methods involving smoke) · de Kapnomantie (class of divinatory methods involving smoke) · ru капноманти́я (class of divinatory methods involving smoke)