BELOMANCY

Etymology

Noun

belomancy (uncountable)

Studying the flight of arrows, an ancient form of divination used by the Greeks and Arabs.

Source: Wiktionary


Bel"o*man`cy, n. Etym: [Gr. ; arrow + a diviner: cf. F. bélomancie.]

Definition: A kind of divination anciently practiced by means of marked arrows drawn at random from a bag or quiver, the marks on the arrows drawn being supposed to foreshow the future. Encyc. Brit.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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