"armomancy" meaning in All languages combined

See armomancy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: From Latin armus (“shoulder blade”) + -mancy. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂er-}}, {{uder|en|la|armus||shoulder blade}} Latin armus (“shoulder blade”), {{suffix|en||mancy}} + -mancy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} armomancy (uncountable)
  1. Divination using the shoulder blade of an animal. It was taken from a dead animal and thrown into a fire, and the cracks formed in the bone were then interpreted. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-armomancy-en-noun-H-tXKuu2 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -mancy Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 64 36 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -mancy: 48 52
  2. Divination through inspecting one's shoulders. In ancient times, this inspection was to see whether a human was a suitable sacrifice to the gods. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Divination Synonyms (in Scotland): spealomancy
    Sense id: en-armomancy-en-noun-dhPlEE2U Disambiguation of Divination: 43 57 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -mancy, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -mancy: 48 52 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 42 58 Disambiguation of 'in Scotland': 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: omoplatoscopy, scapulimancy, scapulomancy, spatulamancy

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