ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Ornithomancy

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Ornithomancy is a noun meaning Divination by means of birds, especially from their behaviour, flight, vocalisations, etc.

Meaning

Divination by means of birds, especially from their behaviour, flight, vocalisations, etc.

Example Sentences

Ornithomancy was a popular way of searching into futurity.
This chapter in the great volume of superstition was indeed cultivated with unusual solicitude amongst the Pagans - ornithomancy (or the derivation of omens from the motions of birds) grew into an elaborate science.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tripudium, alectormancy, alectryomancy, augur, alectoromancy, alectyromancy.

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