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meteoromancy

noun

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μετέωρος (metéōros, “in mid-air”) + -mancy.

  1. borrowed from μετέωρος

Definitions

  1. Divination by interpreting meteorological phenomena such as meteors.

    • 1855 Elihu Rich in Smedley et al. Occult Sci. The Romans are believed to have derived meteoromancy from Etruria.
    • METEOROMANCY: A special branch of astromancy dealing with omens that pertain to shooting stars. Ancient Roman augurs included thunder, lightning, eclipses, and other heavenly phenomena in such divinations.
    • 1983 Complete Bk Predictions Meteoromancy: Divination from meteors and shooting stars.

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