rhabdomancy
Divination with wands or rods, especially to use a divining rod to find things below…Divination with wands or rods, especially to use a divining rod to find things below the ground.
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Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Divination with wands or rods, especially to use a divining rod to find things below the ground.
Rhabdomantie, Stabwahrsagerei
- searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
Origin
From rhabdo- + -mancy, first attested in 1646. From Latin rhabdomantīa, from Ancient GreekFrom rhabdo- + -mancy, first attested in 1646. From Latin rhabdomantīa, from Ancient Greek ῥαβδομαντεία (rhabdomanteía), from ῥάβδος (rhábdos, “rod”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination”).
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3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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