Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

felidomancy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fe-lido-man-cy
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noun

Divination by interpreting the appearance and behaviour of cats.

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Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree English felid Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek μᾰντείᾱ (mănteíā)der. Latin -mantīabor. English -mancy English felidomancy From felid + -o- + -mancy.

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Synonyms

ailuromancy

Questions

What does felidomancy mean?: Divination by interpreting the appearance and behaviour of cats.
Where does felidomancy come from?: Etymology tree English felid Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek μᾰντείᾱ (mănteíā)der. Latin -mantīabor. English -mancy English felidomancy From felid + -o- + -mancy.

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