armomancy

== English == === Etymology === From Latin armus (“shoulder blade”) +‎ -mancy. === Noun === armomancy (uncountable) 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. Divination through inspecting one's shoulders. In ancient times, this inspection was to see whether a human was a suitable sacrifice to the gods. ==== Synonyms ==== omoplatoscopy scapulimancy scapulomancy spatulamancy (in Scotland): spealomancy === References === "Armomancy, divining by the shoulders of beasts." -- Coles An Eng. Dict, 1676