bibliomancy

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun

English [edit]

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Bibliomancy

Etymology [edit]

From biblio- + -mancy.

Noun [edit]

bibliomancy (plural bibliomancies)

Divination by interpreting a passage chosen at random from a book, especially from the Bible.

Synonyms [edit]

stichomancy

Related terms [edit]

rhapsodomancy

Translations [edit]

divination by interpreting a passage from a book

French: bibliomancie (fr) f
German: Bibliomantie (de) f, Stichomantie (de) f

Italian: bibliomanzia (it) f
Spanish: bibliomancia (es) f

References [edit]

bibliomancy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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