"armomancy" meaning in English

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Noun

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
  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: 34 66 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -mancy, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -mancy: 20 80 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85 Disambiguation of 'in Scotland': 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: omoplatoscopy, scapulimancy, scapulomancy, spatulamancy
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