meteoromancy
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek μετέωρος (metéōros, “in mid-air”) + -mancy.
Noun
meteoromancy (uncountable)
- Divination by interpreting meteorological phenomena such as meteors.
- 1855 Elihu Rich in Smedley et al. Occult Sci.
- The Romans are believed to have derived meteoromancy from Etruria.
- [1973, Walter B. Gibson, Litzka R. Gibson, The Complete Illustrated Book of Divination and Prophecy, London: Souvenir Press, published 1987, →ISBN, page 321:
- METEOROMANCY: A special branch of astromancy dealing with omens that pertain to shooting stars. Ancient Roman augurs included thunder, lightning, eclipses, and other heavenly phenomena in such divinations.]
- 1983 Complete Bk Predictions
- Meteoromancy: Divination from meteors and shooting stars.
- 1855 Elihu Rich in Smedley et al. Occult Sci.
Translations
divination by interpreting meteorological phenomena
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