rhabdomancy
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== English ==
=== Etymology ===
From rhabdo- + -mancy, first attested in 1646. From Latin rhabdomantīa, from Ancient Greek ῥαβδομαντεία (rhabdomanteía), from ῥάβδος (rhábdos, “rod”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ˈɹæb.dəˌmæn.si/
=== Noun ===
rhabdomancy (uncountable)
Divination with wands or rods, especially to use a divining rod to find things below the ground.
Synonym: dowsing
==== Related terms ====
rhabdom
rhabdomancer
rhabdomantist
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