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Complete Definition of "alectryomancy"

English
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Alternative forms
alectoromancy
alectyromancy

Etymology
From Gr. for "cock" + -mancy.

Noun
en-noun|-

  1. A form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird, several birds (or most preferably the white rooster or cockerel) pecking at grain that the diviner has scattered on the ground.

References
R:Webster 1913

Category:Divination
Category:Occult

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