ALPHITOMANCY


Meaning of ALPHITOMANCY in English

/al fit"euh man'see/ , n.

the use of barley meal as a means of divination.

[ 1645-55; álphito ( n ) barley + -MANCY, prob. influenced by Gk alphitómantis one who divines from barley meal ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .