Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ceromancy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cero-man-cy
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Divination by pouring melted wax into water and interpreting the bubbles formed.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"1660, Urquhart tr. Rabelais Gargantua & Pantagruel iii. xxv By Ceromancy, where, by the means of Wax dissolved into Water, thou shalt see the Figure, Poutrait and lively Representation of thy future Wife, and of her Fredin Fredaliatory Belly-thumping Blades."
"1983, Complete Bk Predictions. In ceromancy, melted wax is allowed to drip into a shallow dish of cold water, and the resulting shapes are interpreted. Ceromancy was very popular in the eighteenth century, when correspondence was normally fastened with sealing wax."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κηρός (kērós, “wax”) + -mancy.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: mancy

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

carromancy (alternative)

Synonyms

ceroscopy

Questions

What does ceromancy mean?: Divination by pouring melted wax into water and interpreting the bubbles formed.
Where does ceromancy come from?: From Ancient Greek κηρός (kērós, “wax”) + -mancy.

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