gastromancy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Divination by interpreting the sounds and signs of the belly.
  2. Divination by noting magical visions in large-bellied glasses, sometimes described as a technique where a child is placed in front of a glass filled with water, the images in the glass then interpreted. Similar to crystallomancy.

Word forms

gastromancy gastronomancy

Etymology

From gastro- + -mancy.

Related words

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