scapulimancy

scapulimancy
divination using shoulder bones
Syn: omoplatoscopy, scapulomancy

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  • Scapulimancy — (also spelled scapulomancy and scapulamancy , and also termed omoplatoscopy ) is the practice of divination by use of scapulae (shoulder blades). In the context of the oracle bones of ancient China, which chiefly utilized both scapulae and the… …   Wikipedia

  • scapulimancy — /skap yeuh leuh man see/, n. divination of the future by observation of the cracking of a mammal s scapula that has been heated by a fire or hot instrument. Also, scapulomancy. Cf. oracle bone. [1870 75; SCAPUL(A) + I + MANCY] * * * …   Universalium

  • scapulimancy — scap·u·li·man·cy …   English syllables

  • scapulimancy — Divination involving a shoulder blade which has been charred or cracked from a fire …   Grandiloquent dictionary

  • scapulimancy — …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Oracle bone — For Chinese characters found on bones, see Oracle bone script. A Shang Dynasty oracle bone from the Shanghai Museum Oracle bones (Chinese: 甲骨; pinyin: jiǎgǔ) are pieces of bone normally from ox scapula or turtle plastron (underside) which were… …   Wikipedia

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