Onychomancy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Onychomancy is a noun meaning An ancient form of divination based on the symbols that are reflected by sunlight on a person's fingernails.
Meaning
An ancient form of divination based on the symbols that are reflected by sunlight on a person's fingernails.
Example Sentences
I am still not sure what to make of this treatise on onychomancy, that is, divining by observing the fingernails, except that he accounted for the practice as an example of the acute application of observational technique to the signs and symbols left by intelligent nature for humans to decipher in view of some benefit.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sciomancy, ichnomancy, lunomancy, umbramancy, pedomancy, enoptromancy.
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