Capnomancy

//ˈkæpnəˌmænsi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Divination by interpreting smoke rising from a fire. A form of pyromancy. uncountable

    "1610, Vives in J. Healey Saint Augustine of the Citie of God Diuination generally was done by diuers means...by smoake, Capnomancy."

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"1610, Vives in J. Healey Saint Augustine of the Citie of God Diuination generally was done by diuers means...by smoake, Capnomancy."

Etymology

Ancient Greek καπνός (kapnós, “smoke”); capno- + -mancy

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