English Explanatory Dictionary

cleromancy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Divination by casting lots (sortilege).
  2. Divination by throwing dice or any such marked objects, like beans, pebbles, or bones.

Word forms

cleromancy

Etymology

Ancient Greek κλῆρος (klêros), "a lot".

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