anthracomancy
English edit
Etymology edit
anthraco- + -mancy, from Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ (ánthrax, “coal”) and μαντεία (manteía, “prophecy”)
Noun edit
anthracomancy (uncountable)
- Divination by studying burning coals
- 2015, John C. Wright, The Architect of Aeons[1], page 322:
- Around the vestry were tripods for anthracomancy, skulls for necromancy, mirrors for enoptromancy, or perhaps for putting on stage makeup.