lampadomancy en · NOUN
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λαμπάς (lampás, “torch”), + -mancy.
Meanings
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(uncountable) divination by the interpretation of the flame of a lamp. A type of pyromancy.
1652, The Magastromancer xix, Gaule Lampadomancy, by candles and lamps […]
A divination based on the observation of the movements of the flame of a lamp was called lampadomancy.
1931, Picture Museum of Sorcery viii, Lock tr. de Givry: