Apantomancy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Apantomancy is a noun meaning Divination by chance meetings with any objects that present themselves, most commonly animals; for example, the superstition associated with a black cat crossing one's path.
Meaning
Divination by chance meetings with any objects that present themselves, most commonly animals; for example, the superstition associated with a black cat crossing one's path.
Example Sentences
Even objects that lie about haphazardly were fit for mantic purposes. The prcatice was called apantomancy.
Apantomancy: Divination by means of any objects which happen to present themselves. To this class belong the omens drawn from chance meetings with a hare, an eagle, etc.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ailuromancy, cataptromancy, felidomancy, ichnomancy, catoxtromancy, stichomancy.
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