geomancy

== English == === Alternative forms === geomancie (Early Modern) === Etymology === From Middle English geomancie, from Medieval Latin geomantia from late Ancient Greek γεωμαντεία (geōmanteía). Equivalent to geo- +‎ -mancy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdʒiːəʊˌmænsi/ === Noun === geomancy (usually uncountable, plural geomancies) A method of divination using earth or the ground, such as interpreting markings on the ground or how handfuls of dirt land when tossed. 1660 Urquhart tr. Rabelais Gargantua & Pantagruel iii. xxv. Hard by here, in the Brown-wheat-Island, dwelleth Her Trippa; you know how by the Arts of Astrology, Geomancy, Chiromancy, Metopomancy, and others of a like stuff and nature, he foretelleth all things to come... feng shui; Chinese geomancy. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === cenogamy == Middle English == === Noun === geomancy alternative form of geomancie 1425 Mandev. (Eg) 115/9