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crithomancy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
crithoman-cy
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Divination by interpreting food, usually bread and grain used in sacrifice.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

  • "1652 Gaule The Magastromancer xix. Crithomancy, by grain, or corn..."

Etymology

Ancient Greek κριθομαντεία (krithomanteía, “divination by barley”), from κριθή (krithḗ, “barley”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

critomancy (alternative) krithomancy (alternative)

Questions

What does crithomancy mean?
Divination by interpreting food, usually bread and grain used in sacrifice.
Where does crithomancy come from?
Ancient Greek κριθομαντεία (krithomanteía, “divination by barley”), from κριθή (krithḗ, “barley”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination”).

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