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bib·li·o·man·cy (b

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n. pl. bib·li·o·man·cies

Divination by interpretation of a passage chosen at random from a book, especially the Bible.

bibliomancy [ˈbɪblɪəʊˌmænsɪ]

(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) prediction of the future by interpreting a passage chosen at random from a book, esp the Bible

bibliomancy

a form of divination using books or the Bible in which passages are chosen at random and the future foretold from them.

See also: Bible, Books

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bibliomancy (redirected from Sortes Virgilianae)

bibliomancy
(redirected from Sortes Virgilianae)