Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chaomancy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chao-man-cy
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Divination by aerial visions, a form of aeromancy.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"1650 French tr. Paracelsus Nine Books Of the Nature of Things (1674) ix. Chaomancy shews its Signs by the Stars of the Air and Wind, by the discolouring, destroying of all tender and subtil things […] If the Stars of Chaomancy are moved, Spirits fall from the superiour Air, and Voices and Answers were often heard […] There are seen Hobgoblins, Household Gods, airy Spirits, and Woodmen, &c. also a heavenly Dew and Manna falls upon Trees and Herbs."
"1908 Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dict. i. chaomancy...Fortune-telling by aerial apparitions."

Etymology

From chao- (in a Paracelsian sense "atmosphere") + -mancy. By surface analysis, chao- + -mance + -y.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does chaomancy mean?: Divination by aerial visions, a form of aeromancy.
Where does chaomancy come from?: From chao- (in a Paracelsian sense "atmosphere") + -mancy. By surface analysis, chao- + -mance + -y.

How to pronounce chaomancy

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “chaomancy”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “chaomancy”.
Repeat and practice — Say “chaomancy” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.