English Explanatory Dictionary

rhabdomancy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Divination with wands or rods, especially to use a divining rod to find things below the ground.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹæb.dəˌmæn.si/ en-us-rhabdomancy.ogg

Word forms

rhabdomancy

Etymology

From rhabdo- + -mancy, first attested in 1646. From Latin rhabdomantīa, from Ancient Greek ῥαβδομαντεία (rhabdomanteía), from ῥάβδος (rhábdos, “rod”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination”).

Synonyms

dowsing

Related words

rhabdom rhabdomancer rhabdomantist
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