pyromancy

English

Etymology

pyro- +‎ -mancy

Noun

pyromancy (uncountable)

1. Divination by fire; the use of fire to supernaturally gain information.
2. The magical power of conjuring or controlling fire.

Synonyms

• (conjuring or controlling fire): pyrokinesis

Hyponyms

• alomancy, divination by salt, one type of which involves casting salt into a fire
• botanomancy, divination by burning plants
• capnomancy, divination by smoke; light, thin smoke that rose straight up was a good omen; otherwise, a bad one.
• causinomancy, divination by burning (non-specific as to the object burned)
• daphnomancy (also, empyromancy), divination by burning laurel leaves
• osteomancy, divination using bones, one type of which involves heating to produce cracks
• plastromancy, divination using turtle plastrons; in China, this was done by heating pits carved into them.
• scapulimancy, divination by scapulae; in Asia and North America, this was done pyromantically.
• sideromancy, divination by burning straw.

Related terms

• pyromancer
• pyromantic