Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

astragyromancy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: as-tragy-ro-man-cy
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Divination by dice.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Known as astragalomancy or astragyromancy, this method is supposed, righdy or wrongly, to make clear to man the designs of providence, the will of the gods, the decrees of fate."
"ASTRAGALOMANCY or ASTRAGYROMANCY: Divination with dice, ranging from crude bones with primitive markings to cubes bearing spots, letters, or cabalistic symbols, all interpreted by the bone caster."
"This is an extremely simple form of sortilege related to astragalomancy or astragyromancy (from the Greek astragalos, meaning "vertebra, knucklebone"), which began about 5,000 years ago."

Etymology

Possibly a joining of astragalomancy and gyromancy (spinning of the dice).

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

astragalomancy

Questions

What does astragyromancy mean?: Divination by dice.
Where does astragyromancy come from?: Possibly a joining of astragalomancy and gyromancy (spinning of the dice).

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