"capnomancy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkæpnəˌmænsi/
Etymology: Ancient Greek καπνός (kapnós, “smoke”); capno- + -mancy Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|καπνός||smoke}} Ancient Greek καπνός (kapnós, “smoke”), {{confix|en|capno|mancy}} capno- + -mancy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} capnomancy (uncountable)
  1. (divination) Divination by interpreting smoke rising from a fire. A form of pyromancy. Wikipedia link: capnomancy Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Divination Synonyms: kapnomancy Related terms: capnomancer Translations (class of divinatory methods involving smoke): savusta ennustaminen (Finnish), capnomancie [feminine] (French), Kapnomantie [feminine] (German), καπνομαντεία (kapnomanteía) [feminine] (Greek), capnomanzia [feminine] (Italian), kapnomancja [feminine] (Polish), capnomanție [feminine] (Romanian), капноманти́я (kapnomantíja) [feminine] (Russian)
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