sciomancy
/ (ˈsaɪəˌmænsɪ) /
noun
divination with the help of ghosts
Derived forms of sciomancy
sciomancer, noun sciomantic, adjectiveWord Origin for sciomancy
C17: via Latin from Greek
skia ghost +
-mancy
Words nearby sciomancy
scintiphotography,
scintiscan,
scintiscanner,
sciolism,
sciomachy,
sciomancy,
scion,
sciophyte,
sciosophy,
scioto,
scipio
Example sentences from the Web for sciomancy
Or, if you be afraid of the dead, as commonly all cuckolds are, I will make use of the faculty of sciomancy.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete. |Francois Rabelais