abacomancy
English
Etymology
Translingual: from Hebrew אָבָק (“dust”), and from Ancient Greek μαντεία (manteía, “prophecy”).
Noun
abacomancy (uncountable)
- (rare) Divination using dust, dirt, silt, sand, ashes, or smoke. Patterns in the medium under various circumstances are interpreted to envision future events.
- 2015, Selena Thane, Jinn Benevolence: Tuath Dé, Smashwords:
- Hekuba planned every single day of Calliope, Gadukz's and even to a lesser amount Castor's life since the moment one of the royal Slaugh foresaw their union with her powers of Abacomancy.
- 2016, P.L. Jones, Into the Shadows: A Rosedown Seminary Novel, Archway Publishing, →ISBN:
- "I have asked for a close colleague of mine to come and perform a small abacomancy."
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