umbramancy
English
Etymology
From Latin umbra (“shadow”) and English -mancy (“divination of”) From Latin -mantia, ultimately from Ancient Greek μᾰντείᾱ (manteíā, “divination”)
Pronunciation
- enPR: ŭmʹbrəmænsi, IPA(key): /ˈʌmbɹəmænsi/
- Rhymes: -ænsi
- Hyphenation: um‧bra‧man‧cy
Noun
umbramancy (uncountable)
- divination using shadows
Synonyms
- (divination using shadows): sciomancy