belomancy
[ bel-uh-man-see ]
/ ˈbɛl əˌmæn si /
noun
divination using arrows drawn at random from a quiver or other holder.
Origin of belomancy
1640–50; < Greek
bélo(s) arrow, dart +
-mancy
Words nearby belomancy
belmopan,
belo,
belo horizonte,
beloeil,
beloit,
belomancy,
belonephobia,
belong,
belonging,
belongingness,
belongings
Example sentences from the Web for belomancy
Belomancy was a kind of divination by arrows, practised among various nations in the East, but chiefly among the Arabians.
The Mysteries of All Nations |James GrantBelomancy, bel′o-man-si, n. a kind of divination by means of arrows.