"anthropomancy" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: anthropo- + -mancy, from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, mankind, human, humanity”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|anthropo|mancy}} anthropo- + -mancy, {{uder|en|grc|ἄνθρωπος||man, mankind, human, humanity}} Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, mankind, human, humanity”), {{m|grc|μαντεία||divination}} μαντεία (manteía, “divination”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} anthropomancy (uncountable)
  1. divination by the interpretation of human sacrificial entrails. Wikipedia link: anthropomancy Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Divination Synonyms: antinopomancy Translations (divination by the interpretation of human sacrificial entrails): antropomanzia [feminine] (Italian), antropomancia [feminine] (Portuguese)

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