English word astragalomancy comes from English -mancy (Divination.), Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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-mancy | English (eng) | Divination. |
ἀστράγαλος | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
astragalomancy | English (eng) | Divination by dice made from huckle-bones. They have four flat sides and two round sides which were marked.. Divination by throwing astragaloi (see etymology above) onto the pages of a picture book.. Simply divination by dice. |