bibliomancy

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bib·li·o·man·cy

 (bĭb′lē-ə-măn′sē)
n. pl. bib·li·o·man·cies
Divination by interpretation of a passage chosen at random from a book, especially the Bible.
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bibliomancy

(ˈbɪblɪəʊˌmænsɪ)
n
(Bible) prediction of the future by interpreting a passage chosen at random from a book, esp the Bible
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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: Divination
a form of divination using books, especially the Bible, in which passages are chosen at random and the future foretold from them.
See also: Bible, Books
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bibliomancy

A form of sortilege which in this case is divination from books and which includes rhapsodomancy. It is also called stichomancy.
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