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chaomancy

noun

Etymology

From chao- (in a Paracelsian sense "atmosphere") + -mancy. By surface analysis, chao- + -mance + -y.

  1. derived from μᾰντείᾱ — “divination”
  2. borrowed from -mantīa
  3. formed as chaomancy — “chao- + -mancy”

Definitions

  1. Divination by aerial visions, a form of aeromancy.

    • 1908 Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dict. i. chaomancy...Fortune-telling by aerial apparitions.

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