Dactylomancy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dækˈtɪləmænsi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dactylomancy is a noun meaning Divination by various methods using rings, such as using silver or gold rings placed on the fingernails in patterns in conjunction with the planets.
Meaning
Divination by various methods using rings, such as using silver or gold rings placed on the fingernails in patterns in conjunction with the planets.
Example Sentences
Dactylomancy, by rings […]
Dactyliomancy was divination by means of a ring. The ring was suspended by a thread above a round table, on the edge of which letters of the alphabet were marked. The ring, in shaking or vibrating over the table, stopped over certain of the letters, which, on being connected, supplied the answer asked.
Word Forms
- dactyliomancy
- dactalomancy
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dactyliomancy, daphnomancy, dactylology, dactyliography, dactylion, dactyly.
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