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rhapsodomancy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Divination by reading a random passage from a poem.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • 1953, Gaynor (ed.), Dict. Mysticism Rhapsodomancy: A form of divination, based on a line in a sacred book or book of poetry which strikes the eye when the book is opened, or which is the last line to be pierced by a needle stuck through the closed book.

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History

Etymology

From French rhapsodomancie, from Ancient Greek ῥαψῳδός (rhapsōidós) + -mancy.