Ptarmoscopy
"Ptarmoscopy" in a Sentence (3 examples)
He divined by Metascopy, the lines in the forehead; […] by Ptarmoscopy, sneezing; […]
A catalogue of ancient sneezes and sneeze-interpretation (ptarmoscopy) is also provided.
[…], linking this action with her earlier laugh at Telemachus' sneeze (17.541-50) and the mantic qualities of such involuntary movements, as revealed by later examples of 'ptarmoscopy' in ancient literature.
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