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ˈcleromancy ? Obs.
[ad. med.L. cleromantia, f. Gr. κλῆρο-ς lot: see -mancy. Cf. F. cléromancie (in Rabelais).]
Divination by lots.
1610Healey St. Aug. Citie of God 294 Divination..by lottes, Cleromancy. 1652Gaule Magastr. 165. 1855 Smedley Occult Sc. 334 Cleromancy was practised by throwing black and white beans, little bones or dice, and, perhaps, stones. |