ge·o·man·cy (j   -m n s)n. Divination by means of lines and figures or by geographic features. [Middle English geomancie, from Medieval Latin ge  mantia, from Late Greek gemanteia, divination by signs from the earth : Greek ge-, geo- + Greek -manteia, -mancy.]ge o·mancer n.ge o·mantic (-t k) adj. |
geomancy [ˈdʒiːəʊˌmænsɪ]
n
(Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) prophecy from the pattern made when a handful of earth is cast down or dots are drawn at random and connected with lines
geomancer n
geomantic adj
geomancy
a form of divination that analyzes the pattern of a handful of earth thrown down at random or dots made at random on paper. — geomancer, n.
See also: Eartha form of divination that analyzes the pattern of a handful of earth thrown down at random or of dots made at random on paper. — geomancer, n.
See also: Divination
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | geomancy - divination by means of signs connected with the earth (as points taken at random or the arrangement of particles thrown down at random or from the configuration of a region and its relation to another) fortune telling, soothsaying, foretelling, divination - the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means |
Translations
geomancy
n → Geomantie f
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