rhabdomancy
noun
rhab·do·man·cy ˈrab-də-ˌman(t)-sē 
: divination by rods or wands
rhabdomancer
ˈrab-də-ˌman(t)-sər
noun 
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Late Greek rhabdomanteía, from Greek rhabdo- rhabdo- + -manteia -mancy
First Known Use
1646, in the meaning defined above
rhabdomancers
noun
as in crystal gazers
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- crystal gazers
- astrologers
- palmists
- oracles
- mystics
- doomsdayers
- prophetesses
- wisewomen
- prophesiers
- sibyls
- foretellers
- foreseers
- forecasters
- doomsayers
- diviners
- prognosticators
- seers
- augurs
- soothsayers
- futurists
- Cassandras
- Jeremiahs
- prophets
- fortune-tellers
- visionaries
- teriyaki
- teriyakis
- terlinguaite
- term
- term attendant
- term day
- term fee
- term in office
- term insurance
- term limit
- term of address
- term of affection
- term of art
- term of office
- term of opprobrium
- term of reference
- term of/in office
- term paper
- term policy
- term rate
- term settlement
- term time
- term-trotter
- termagancies
- termagancy