astragalomancy
Meanings
noun
- Any form of divination by dice.
- Divination by dice made from huckle-bones. They have four flat sides and two round sides which were marked.
- Divination by throwing astragaloi (see etymology above) onto the pages of a picture book.
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος (astrágalos) + -mancy.
Synonyms
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