noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Divination by saws or axes. rare, uncountable

   "Diuination generally was done by diuers means […] by hatchets, Axinomancy"

Example

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"Diuination generally was done by diuers means […] by hatchets, Axinomancy"

Etymology

Latin axinomantia, from Ancient Greek ἀξινομαντεία (axinomanteía), from ἀξίνη (axínē, “axe”) and μαντεία (manteía, “prophecy”)

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