"catoptromancy" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From the Ancient Greek roots κάτοπτρον (kátoptron, “mirror”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination, -mancy”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{m|grc|κάτοπτρον||mirror}} κάτοπτρον (kátoptron, “mirror”), {{l|en|-mancy}} -mancy, {{m|grc|μαντεία||divination, -mancy}} μαντεία (manteía, “divination, -mancy”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} catoptromancy (uncountable)
  1. Divination by use of mirrors, or other reflective surfaces. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Divination Synonyms: catoxtromancy, cattobomancy, cataptromancy, catoptromancie, catoptiomancy

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