crithomancy

crithomancy

English

Alternative forms

• critomancy
• krithomancy

Etymology

Ancient Greek κριθομαντεία (krithomanteía, “divination by barley”), from κριθή (krithḗ, “barley”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination”).

Noun

crithomancy (uncountable)

1. Divination by interpreting food, usually bread and grain used in sacrifice.
   • 1652 Gaule The Magastromancer xix.

     Crithomancy, by grain, or corn...