Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anthropomancy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-thro-po-man-cy
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

divination by the interpretation of human sacrificial entrails.

Uncountable

Etymology

From anthropo- + -mancy, from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, mankind, human, humanity”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anthropo
Root: ἄνθρωπος
Suffix: mancy

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

antinopomancy

Questions

What does anthropomancy mean?: divination by the interpretation of human sacrificial entrails.
Where does anthropomancy come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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