What does "felidomancy" mean?

Divination by interpreting the appearance and behaviour of cats.

What is a synonym for "felidomancy"?

Common synonyms include: ailuromancy, ailuromancy.

Felidomancy

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Noun

1
Divination by interpreting the appearance and behaviour of cats. uncountable
"FELIDOMANCY: Divination involving the behavior or actions of a cat, ranging from changes in weather to unexpected visitors, or other occurrences. Dating from the Middle Ages, many of these have survived as popular superstitions."

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ailuromancy ailuromancy

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"FELIDOMANCY: Divination involving the behavior or actions of a cat, ranging from changes in weather to unexpected visitors, or other occurrences. Dating from the Middle Ages, many of these have survived as popular superstitions."

Etymology

From felid + -o- + -mancy.

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