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Webster 1913 Edition
Crithomancy
Crith′o-manˊcy
(krĭth′ō̍-mănˊsy̆)
, Noun.
[Gr.
κριθαί
, pl., barley + -mancy
: cf. F. crithomancie
.] A kind of divination by means of the dough of the cakes offered in the ancient sacrifices, and the meal strewed over the victims.
Webster 1828 Edition
Crithomancy
CRITHOMANCY
,Noun.
Definition 2024
crithomancy
crithomancy
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crithomancy (uncountable)
- Divination by interpreting food, usually bread and grain used in sacrifice.
- 1652 Gaule The Magastromancer xix.
- Crithomancy, by grain, or corn...
- 1652 Gaule The Magastromancer xix.