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Webster 1913 Edition

Rhabdomancy

Rhab′do-manˊcy

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Noun.
Same as
Rabdomancy
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Webster 1828 Edition

Rhabdomancy

RHAB'DOMANCY

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Noun.
[Gr. a rod, and divination.]
Divination by a rod or wand.

Definition 2024

rhabdomancy

rhabdomancy

English

Noun

rhabdomancy ‎(uncountable)

  1. Divination with a wand or rod; dowsing.

Synonyms

  • (divination with a wand): dowsing

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Etymology

rhabdo- +‎ -mancy, first attested in 1646. From Latin rhabdomantīa, from Ancient Greek ῥαβδομαντεία ‎(rhabdomanteía), from ῥάβδος ‎(rhábdos, “rod”) + μαντεία ‎(manteía, “divination”).

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