felidomancy

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English

Etymology

felid +‎ -o- +‎ -mancy

Noun

felidomancy (uncountable)

  1. Divination by interpreting the appearance and behaviour of cats.
    • 1973 Gibson Complete Illust. Bk Div. & Prophecy
      FELIDOMANCY: Divination involving the behavior or actions of a cat, ranging from changes in weather to unexpected visitors, or other occurrences. Dating from the Middle Ages, many of these have survived as popular superstitions.

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