rhab·do·man·cy (r b d -mn s )n. Divination by means of a wand or rod, especially for discovering underground water or ores. [Late Greek rhabdomanteia : Greek rhabdos, rod; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots + Greek -manteia, -mancy.] rhab do·mancer n. |
rhabdomancy [ˈræbdəˌmænsɪ]
n
(Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) divination for water or mineral ore by means of a rod or wand; dowsing; divining
[via Late Latin from Late Greek rhabdomanteia, from rhabdos a rod + manteia divination]
rhabdomantist , rhabdomancer n
rhabdomancy
a form of divination involving a rod or wand, especially to locate objects or materials beneath the ground, as water or precious metals; dowsing.
See also: Divination
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| Noun | 1. | rhabdomancy - searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod fortune telling, soothsaying, foretelling, divination - the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means |
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