Macharomancy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Macharomancy is a noun meaning Divination by interpreting swords, daggers and knives. This was popular in Scotland where on July 31st it was performed to predict the deaths and marriages of the following year.
Meaning
Divination by interpreting swords, daggers and knives. This was popular in Scotland where on July 31st it was performed to predict the deaths and marriages of the following year.
Example Sentences
1652, Gaule The Magastromancer xix. Macharomancy, by knives or swords […]
MACHAROMANCY: Use of swords, daggers, and knives as instruments of divination. Presumably of ancient origin.
Word Forms
- machairomancy
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spaeman, taigheirm, marischal, makar, claymore, crantara.
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