Wednesday, August 31, 2011

The Word Box: Unusual Divinations I-X

More unusual divinations and magics!  Really, I just want to see someone use these.  Or at least one of these.

Just make sure you're not doing a moromancy (a foolish divination) or a pseudomancy (a false or fake divination.)







ichnomancy - ( )


         Divination using footprints




ichthyomancy - ( )


        Divination or magic involving fish




iconomancy - ( )


         Divination using icons




idolomancy - ( )



 Divination using idols




keraunoscopia - ( )



  Divination using thunder




knissomancy - ( )



  Divination using burning incense




lithomancy - ( )

           Divination by stones





logomancy - ( )



Divination by words or by speech




macromancy - ( )



  Divination by studying the largest object in the area




maculomancy - ( )



  Divination by spots




margaritomancy - ( )



  Divination using pearls




mathemancy - ( )



  Divination using mathematics




meconomancy - ( )


  Divination by sleep or magic using sleep




meteoromancy - ( )



  Divination using meteors




metopomancy - ( )



  Divination using a person's forehead




micromancy - ( )



  Divination by studying the smallest object in the area




narcomancy - ( )



  Divination by sleep or magic using sleep




necromancy - ( )


  Divination using black magic or the dead




necyomancy - ( )



  Divination involving summoning the devil




odontomancy - ( )


           Divination using teeth




oenomancy - ( )



  Divination by wine




omoplatoscopy - ( )


  Divination involving a shoulder blade which has been charred or cracked from a fire




oneiromancy - ( )


  Divination by dreams, or interpreting dreams




onimancy - ( )



  Divination using fingernails




onomancy - ( )



  Divination using a name or the letters in a name




onychomancy - ( )



  Divination using fingernails




oomancy - ( )


  Divination or magic using eggs




ophiomancy - ( )



  Divination by snakes or serpents




ornithomancy - ( )



  Divination using birds' flight and cries




oryctomancy - ( )


  Divination by studying excavated objects




ossomancy - ( )


  Divination using bones
 




osteomancy - ( )



  Divination using bones




pegomancy - ( )



Fortunetelling using the bubbles in a fountain




pessomancy - ( )


Divination using stones or rocks




phyllomancy - ( )



Magic using leaves or foretelling one's future from leaves




physiognomancy - ( )



Divination using a person's face




psephomancy - ( )



Divination by drawing marked stones from a container




psychomancy - ( )



Divination by talking to the dead




pyromancy - ( )



Divination using fire or magic involving fire




rhabdomancy - ( )


  Divination using a stick or rod, such as dowsing for water




rhapsodomancy - ( )



  The art of predicting the future using poetry




scapulimancy - ( )



  Divination involving a shoulder blade which has been charred or cracked from a fire




scatomancy - ( )



  Magic or divination using excrement




schematomancy - ( )



  Divination using the appearance of people




sciomancy - ( )



  Divination by talking to the dead




selenomancy - ( )



  Divination using the moon




sideromancy - ( )



  1 Foretelling the future by studying the stars
 




sideromancy - ( )



  2. Divination using straw burned on hot metal




spasmatomancy - ( )



  Divination using convulsions or twitching of one's limbs
 




spatilomancy - ( )


  Divination using animal droppings
 




spatulamancy - ( )



  Divination involving the shoulder blades of animals




spheromancy - ( )



  Divination using a crystal sphere




spodomancy - ( )


  Divination using ashes




stichomancy - ( )



  Divination using random lines from a book or the Bible




sycomancy - ( )



  Divination using figs




theomancy - ( )


  Using gods or oracles to foretell the future




theriomancy - ( )



  Divination using animals or their movement




topomancy - ( )


  Divination using the shape of the land




trochomancy - ( )



  Divination by studying wheel tracks




tyromancy - ( )


  Divination or magic using cheese




uranomancy - ( )



  Divination by consulting the heavens




urimancy - ( )



  Magic or fortunetelling using urine




xenomancy - ( )



Divination by using the first stranger to be found




xylomancy - ( )



Divination using a piece of wood or magic using wood

I've seen -mancy added to many words to pertain to magic as well as divination.  Necromancy, for example, is the well-known school of magic of villains everywhere (and occasionally heroes, as well, depending on the story...)

Tell me about the unusual magic your characters use. 

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