Alectryomancy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Alectryomancy is a noun meaning A form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird or birds (preferably a white rooster or cockerel) pecking at grain that the diviner has scattered on the ground.
Meaning
A form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird or birds (preferably a white rooster or cockerel) pecking at grain that the diviner has scattered on the ground.
Example Sentences
"Alectromancy, by Cooks [sic] or Pullen..." -- The Magastromancer xix, Gaule, 1652
Word Forms
- alectoromancy
- alectyromancy
- alectormancy
- alectromanchy
- alectromancy
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include alectyromancy, alectormancy, alectoromancy, ornithomancy, tripudium, augur.
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