Idolomancy
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Divination by idols, images or figures. uncountable
"1652 Gaule The Magastromancer xix. Idolomancy, by Idolls, Images, Figures..."
Example
More examples"1652 Gaule The Magastromancer xix. Idolomancy, by Idolls, Images, Figures..."
Etymology
First element is from Late Latin idolum, from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon, “image, idol”). Second element is from Latin -mantīa, ultimately from Ancient Greek μᾰντείᾱ (mănteíā). Equivalent to idol + -mancy.