astromancy

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astromancy

/ˈæstɹɵmænsi/

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From astro- + -mancy. From Latin astromantīa, from Ancient Greek ἀστρομαντεία (astromanteía), from ἄστρον (ástron, “star”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination”).

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uncountable Divination by the stars; astrology in its modern prophetic aspect. In the ancient world and in the Middle Ages astrology was the science of planets and stars, astrolatry was the worship of stars, and astromancy was the practice of soothsaying and divination by means of celestial configurations. We use the word biology for the science of living things and properly s
Similar: astrology, starcraft, astrosophy

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noun divination by the stars

Ελληνικά	αστρομαντεία astromanteía

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@misc{astromancy_2026,
  title = {astromancy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/astromancy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}