stichomancy

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

stichomancy (uncountable)

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