lithomancy

lithomancy
divination with the use of precious or semi-precious stones, gemstones, or normal stones by either interpreting the light they reflect (crystallomancy), or how they fall (sortilege).

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  • Lithomancy — is a form of divination using crystals. Lithos is the Greek word for stone. There are many different forms of crystal divination, some make use of colours, others of the star signs that rule the crystals and others use only stones of two colours… …   Wikipedia

  • Lithomancy — Lith o*man cy, n. [Litho + mancy: cf. F. lithomancie.] Divination by means of stones. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lithomancy — divination by stones or meteorites Divination and Fortune Telling Stones and Rocks …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • lithomancy — lith·o·man·cy …   English syllables

  • lithomancy — Divination by stones …   Grandiloquent dictionary

  • lithomancy — noun divination by means of stones or stone talismans • Derivationally related forms: ↑lithomantic, ↑lithomancer • Hypernyms: ↑divination, ↑foretelling, ↑soothsaying, ↑fortune telling …   Useful english dictionary

  • lithomantic — adjective of or relating to lithomancy • Pertains to noun: ↑lithomancy • Derivationally related forms: ↑lithomancy …   Useful english dictionary

  • lithomancer — noun one who practices lithomancy • Derivationally related forms: ↑lithomancy • Hypernyms: ↑diviner …   Useful english dictionary

  • Astrology — Not to be confused with Astronomy. ‹ The template below (Ast box) is being considered for merging. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus. › …   Wikipedia

  • Divination — This article is about divination as a whole. For the numerous varieties of divination, see Methods of divination. For other uses, see Divination (disambiguation). This man in Rhumsiki, Cameroon, supposedly tells the future by interpreting the… …   Wikipedia

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