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Meaning of "bibliomancy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BIBLIOMANCY

bibliomancy  [ˈbɪblɪəʊˌmænsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BIBLIOMANCY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bibliomancy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BIBLIOMANCY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bibliomancy

Bibliomancy is the use of books in divination. The method of employing sacred books for 'magical medicine', for removing negative entities, or for divination is widespread in many religions of the world...

Definition of bibliomancy in the English dictionary

The definition of bibliomancy in the dictionary is prediction of the future by interpreting a passage chosen at random from a book, esp the Bible.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BIBLIOMANCY


aeromancy
ˈɛərəʊˌmænsɪ
axinomancy
ækˈsɪnəʊˌmænsɪ
botanomancy
ˈbɒtənəʊˌmænsɪ
capnomancy
ˈkæpnəʊˌmænsɪ
ceromancy
ˈsɪərəʊˌmænsɪ
coscinomancy
ˈkɒsɪnəʊˌmænsɪ
crithomancy
ˈkrɪθəʊˌmænsɪ
crystallomancy
ˈkrɪstələʊˌmænsɪ
gastromancy
ˈɡæstrəʊˌmænsɪ
geomancy
ˈdʒiːəʊˌmænsɪ
hydromancy
ˈhaɪdrəʊˌmænsɪ
myomancy
ˈmaɪəʊˌmænsɪ
necromancy
ˈnɛkrəʊˌmænsɪ
nigromancy
ˈnɪɡrəʊˌmænsɪ
omphalomancy
ˈɒmfələʊˌmænsɪ
oneiromancy
əʊˈnaɪərəʊˌmænsɪ
onychomancy
ˈɒnɪkəʊˌmænsɪ
ornithomancy
ˈɔːnɪθəʊˌmænsɪ
pyromancy
ˈpaɪrəʊˌmænsɪ
tephromancy
ˈtɛfrəʊˌmænsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BIBLIOMANCY

bibliographical
bibliographically
bibliographies
bibliography
bibliolater
bibliolatrous
bibliolatry
bibliological
bibliologist
bibliology
bibliomane
bibliomania
bibliomaniac
bibliomaniacal
bibliopegic
bibliopegist
bibliopegy
bibliophagist
bibliophil
bibliophile

WORDS THAT END LIKE BIBLIOMANCY

adamancy
adiathermancy
athermancy
cartomancy
cheiromancy
chiromancy
cleromancy
dactyliomancy
diathermancy
dormancy
fancy
gyromancy
hieromancy
lampadomancy
lithomancy
oenomancy
rhabdomancy
scapulimancy
spodomancy
theomancy
zoomancy

Synonyms and antonyms of bibliomancy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bibliomancy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BIBLIOMANCY

Find out the translation of bibliomancy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bibliomancy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bibliomancy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

bibliomancy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bibliomancia
570 millions of speakers

English

bibliomancy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bibliomancy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

bibliomancy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Bibliomancy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bibliomancy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

bibliomancy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bibliomancie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bibliomancy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bibliomancy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

書物占い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

bibliomancy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bibliomancy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bibliomancy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிப்ளியோமான்ஸி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रंथव्यवसाय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bibliomancy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bibliomanzia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Bibliomancy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Bibliomancy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bibliomancy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bibliomancy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bibliomancy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Bibliomancy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bibliomancy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bibliomancy

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BIBLIOMANCY»

The term «bibliomancy» is normally little used and occupies the 136.038 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of bibliomancy
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BIBLIOMANCY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bibliomancy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bibliomancy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bibliomancy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIBLIOMANCY»

Discover the use of bibliomancy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bibliomancy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Source: An Investigation in Constrained Bibliomancy and ...
Poems.
Noah Eli Gordon, 2011
2
A Closer Look Into Divination and Its Methods Such as ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Laura Vermon, 2012
3
The Occult in Russian and Soviet Culture
W. F. Ryan BIBLIOMANCY In Russia the commonest form of divination involving words is bibliomancy. The practice of using randomly selected passages in books to predict the future was well known in antiquity, in Byzantium, in the Muslim ...
Bernice Glatzer Rosenthal, 1997
4
Llewellyn's 2015 Witches' Companion: An Almanac for ...
Another little daily oracle may rise out of the morning paper or the book you're currently reading. This iscalled bibliomancy. In the olden days, a seeker would open the Bible at random andtake the firstverse he saw as God's Inerrant Advice.
Llewellyn, 2014
5
Witchcraft Today: An Encyclopedia of Wiccan and Neopagan ...
Bibliomancy. This word refers to the use of the Bible as a means of finding answers, making decisions, or bringing fortune. Through the time of the Reformation, a common medieval belief in England and other European countries was that ...
James R. Lewis, 1999
6
Kamta: A Practical Kamitic Path for Obtaining Power
of most commonly used forms of divination used by preachers and ministers is called bibliomancy. I learned about this method after watching my father and other preachers prepare to deliver a sermon. The basic process that many of them use ...
Derric Moore, 2011
7
Kitchen Witch's Guide to Divination: Finding, Crafting and ...
Divination with books is known as bibliomancy. The first mention of bibliomancy appears in Greece, where Homer's writing was used. That's why the practice of bibliomancy was sometimes referred to as Homeretic lot casting (and until the time ...
Patricia Telesco, 2004
8
How to Read an Egg: Divination for the Easily Bored
Bibliomancy is the art of divination using books. It is sometimes called stichomancy which is more about reading lines or verses to guide on the future. This is a very ancient art. Basically, for as long as there have been books, therehas been ...
Colette Brown, 2014
9
Maa Aankh: Finding God the Afro-American Spiritual Way, by ...
As such many people from all over the world turn to it in times of indecision and use it as a tool of divination to receive counsel and inspiration from it, which is called the art of bibliomancy. Now before proceeding a lot of misinformed people  ...
Derric Moore, 2009
10
The Fortune-Telling Book: The Encyclopedia of Divination and ...
BIBLIOMANCY. (See also Rhapsodomancy; Sortes) One method of divining is to open a book at random and to read the first sentence your eye falls upon. That sentence is believed to have some relevance to the question being asked.
Raymond Buckland, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIBLIOMANCY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bibliomancy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Escaping the Past, or Embracing It Before It Fades
... herself for 100 days in the Persian tradition of consulting the 14th-century poet Hafez for guidance, a form of bibliomancy, or book divination. «New York Times, Apr 15»
2
This Persian New Year, An Ancient Mystic Poet Could Help You …
Similar practices have existed in other religious traditions throughout the centuries, like "bibliomancy" in ancient Judaism. And efforts to divine ... «Huffington Post, Mar 15»
3
Better know a commenter: RoyalCreole
His Royals Bibliomancy feature will always be a RR HoFer to me. So, yeah, it was definitely that sarcastic and beautifully written anguish that ... «Royals Review, Feb 15»
4
Reading the John Updike stories: 'The Hermit'
He also practices an odd, low-key bibliomancy, reading occasional passages from the two random books in his hermitage: "It was a rare page ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Dec 14»
5
Stamp-size artwork of musical figures to go on display
Cremieux's artwork has been exhibited since the 1980s in galleries and alternative spaces — Postcard Palace, Altarpiece, Bibliomancy and ... «Oneonta Daily Star, Oct 14»
6
Postal Mix Tapes to Open at Orphic Gallery, Saturday, October 11th
Didier's artwork has been exhibited since the 80s in galleries and alternative spaces - Postcard Palace, Altarpiece, Bibliomancy and The ... «Watershed post, Sep 14»
7
Rumi-nation
The fancy name for this process is bibliomancy. The favorite book that has been used for such purposes in the West, for as long as we have had printed books, ... «Beliefnet, Aug 14»
8
Hoodoo Up the Hearth: Come On In My Kitchen
Practitioners frequently use bibliomancy, or divination with the Bible. Psalms 11, 13 an 14 are said to provide special Hoodoo protections. «Patheos, May 14»
9
Three coincidence games for any day
The five-dollar word for this is bibliomancy (divination by the book). The ten-dollar word is stichomancy (divination by the line, or verse). For more on coincidence ... «Beliefnet, Mar 14»
10
Why We Get Stupid And Shitfaced On New Year's Eve: A Cultural …
In many countries the future can be read on January 1 by examining the ashes in the fireplace, or through the practice of bibliomancy, which ... «Deadspin, Dec 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Bibliomancy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bibliomancy>. Apr 2024 ».
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