• Pyromancy

    Origin

    - + mancy + -

    Full definition of pyromancy

    Noun

    pyromancy

    (uncountable)
    1. Divination by fire; the use of fire to supernaturally gain information.
    2. The magical power of conjuring or controlling fire.

    Synonyms

    Hyponyms

    • alomancy, divination by salt, one type of which involves casting salt into a fire
    • botanomancy, divination by burning plants
    • capnomancy, divination by smoke; light, thin smoke that rose straight up was a good omen; otherwise, a bad one.
    • causinomancy, divination by burning (non-specific as to the object burned)
    • daphnomancy (also, empyromancy), divination by burning laurel leaves
    • osteomancy, divination using bones, one type of which involves heating to produce cracks
    • plastromancy, divination using turtle plastrons; in China, this was done by heating pits carved into them.
    • scapulimancy, divination by scapulae; in Asia and North America, this was done pyromantically.
    • sideromancy, divination by burning straw.
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