What does astragyromancy mean?
Astragyromancy means Divination by dice..
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Divination by dice..
Known as astragalomancy or astragyromancy, this method is supposed, righdy or wrongly, to make clear to man the designs of providence, the will of the gods, the decrees of fate.
ASTRAGALOMANCY or ASTRAGYROMANCY: Divination with dice, ranging from crude bones with primitive markings to cubes bearing spots, letters, or cabalistic symbols, all interpreted by the bone caster.
This is an extremely simple form of sortilege related to astragalomancy or astragyromancy (from the Greek astragalos, meaning "vertebra, knucklebone"), which began about 5,000 years ago.
Use astragyromancy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Astragyromancy means Divination by dice..
Common synonyms include astragalomancy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Known as astragalomancy or astragyromancy, this method is supposed, righdy or wrongly, to make clear to man the designs of providence, the will of the gods, the decrees of fate.
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