stichomancy
English
editEtymology
editsticho- + -mancy. First used to translate French stichomantie in Rabelais.
Noun
editstichomancy (uncountable)
- Divination by randomly selecting lines or passages from books.
- Synonym: bibliomancy
sticho- + -mancy. First used to translate French stichomantie in Rabelais.
stichomancy (uncountable)