English Explanatory Dictionary

armomancy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Divination using the shoulder blade of an animal. It was taken from a dead animal and thrown into a fire, and the cracks formed in the bone were then interpreted.
  2. Divination through inspecting one's shoulders. In ancient times, this inspection was to see whether a human was a suitable sacrifice to the gods.

Word forms

armomancy

Etymology

From Latin armus (“shoulder blade”) + -mancy.

Synonyms

omoplatoscopy scapulimancy scapulomancy spatulamancy spealomancy
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