Astragyromancy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Divination by dice. uncountable

    "Known as astragalomancy or astragyromancy, this method is supposed, righdy or wrongly, to make clear to man the designs of providence, the will of the gods, the decrees of fate."

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astragalomancyastragalomancy

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"Known as astragalomancy or astragyromancy, this method is supposed, righdy or wrongly, to make clear to man the designs of providence, the will of the gods, the decrees of fate."

Etymology

Possibly a joining of astragalomancy and gyromancy (spinning of the dice).

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