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Capnomancy
//ˈkæpnəˌmænsi//
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8 translations across 8 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- savusta ennustaminen noun (class of divinatory methods involving smoke)
French
1 entries- capnomancie noun (class of divinatory methods involving smoke)
German
1 entries- Kapnomantie noun (class of divinatory methods involving smoke)
Greek
1 entries- καπνομαντεία noun (class of divinatory methods involving smoke)
Italian
1 entries- capnomanzia noun (class of divinatory methods involving smoke)
Polish
1 entries- kapnomancja noun (class of divinatory methods involving smoke)
Romanian
1 entries- capnomanție noun (class of divinatory methods involving smoke)
Russian
1 entries- капноманти́я noun (class of divinatory methods involving smoke)
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To these is also added Capnomancy, so called from smoke, because it searcheth into the flame and smoke; and thin colors, sounds and motions when they are carried upright, or on one side, or round...
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