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lampadomancy en · NOUN

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λαμπάς (lampás, “torch”), + -mancy.

Meanings

  1. (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:

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