English
Noun
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pyromancy
- divination by fire
Related terms
;Types of pyromancy
alomancy, divination by salt, one type of which involves casting salt into a fire
botanomancy, divination by burning plants
capnomancy, divination by smoke; light, thin smoke that rose straight up was a good omen; otherwise, a bad one.
causinomancy, divination by burning (non-specific as to the object burned)
daphnomancy (also, empyromancy), divination by burning laurel leaves
osteomancy, divination using bones, one type of which involves heating to produce cracks
plastromancy, divination using turtle plastrons; in China, this was done by heating pits carved into them.
scapulimancy, divination by scapulae; in Asia and North America, this was done pyromantically.
sideromancy, divination by burning straw.
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