"cleromancy" meaning in English

See cleromancy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Ancient Greek κλῆρος (klêros), "a lot". Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|κλῆρος|}} Ancient Greek κλῆρος (klêros) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cleromancy (uncountable)
  1. Divination by casting lots (sortilege). Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Divination
    Sense id: en-cleromancy-en-noun-QLqqJsYf Disambiguation of Divination: 60 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 76 24 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 69 31
  2. Divination by throwing dice or any such marked objects, like beans, pebbles, or bone. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-cleromancy-en-noun-Pk~jIAKh

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