English

Noun

rhapsodomancy ‎(uncountable)

1. Divination by reading a random passage from a poem.
   • "Rhapsodomantia sive divinatio ex rhapsodia aliqva poëtæ" -- Bibliographia Antiquaria xii, Fabricii, 1713
   • "Rhapsodomancy: A form of divination, based on a line in a sacred book or book of poetry which strikes the eye when the book is opened, or which is the last line to be pierced by a needle stuck through the closed book." -- Dict. Mysticism, Gaynor (ed.), 1953

Related terms

• bibliomancy