stichomancy

English edit

Etymology edit

sticho- +‎ -mancy. First used to translate French stichomantie in Rabelais.

Noun edit

stichomancy (uncountable)

Divination by randomly selecting lines or passages from books.
Synonym: bibliomancy

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