stichomancy

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English

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Etymology

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sticho- +‎ -mancy. First used to translate French stichomantie in Rabelais.

Noun

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stichomancy (uncountable)

  1. Divination by randomly selecting lines or passages from books.
    Synonym: bibliomancy