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Noun

1. 1
   divination by the interpretation of the flame of a lamp. A type of pyromancy. uncountable

   "1652, The Magastromancer xix, Gaule Lampadomancy, by candles and lamps […]"

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"1652, The Magastromancer xix, Gaule Lampadomancy, by candles and lamps […]"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λαμπάς (lampás, “torch”), + -mancy.

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