PYROMANCY


Meaning of PYROMANCY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌman(t)-sē ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English piromancie, from Middle French, from Late Latin pyromantia, from Greek pyromanteia, from pyr fire + manteia divination — more at -mancy

Date: 14th century

: divination by means of fire or flames

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