"bibliomancy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bibliomancies [plural]
Etymology: From biblio- + -mancy. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|biblio|mancy}} biblio- + -mancy Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} bibliomancy (usually uncountable, plural bibliomancies)
  1. Divination by interpreting a passage chosen at random from a book, especially from the Bible. Wikipedia link: bibliomancy Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Divination Synonyms: stichomancy Related terms: rhapsodomancy Translations (divination by interpreting a passage from a book): bibliomancie [feminine] (French), Bibliomantie [feminine] (German), Stichomantie [feminine] (German), bibliomanzia [feminine] (Italian), تفأل (tafaol) (Persian), bibliomancja [feminine] (Polish), bibliomancia [feminine] (Portuguese), bibliomancia [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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