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Meaning of "ceromancy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CEROMANCY

ceromancy  [ˈsɪərəʊˌmænsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CEROMANCY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ceromancy 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 CEROMANCY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ceromancy in the English dictionary

The definition of ceromancy in the dictionary is divination by interpreting the significance of shapes formed when melted wax is dropped into water.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CEROMANCY


aeromancy
ˈɛərəʊˌmænsɪ
axinomancy
ækˈsɪnəʊˌmænsɪ
bibliomancy
ˈbɪblɪəʊˌmænsɪ
botanomancy
ˈbɒtənəʊˌmænsɪ
capnomancy
ˈkæpnəʊˌmænsɪ
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 CEROMANCY

cermet
CERN
Cernuda
cernuous
cero
Ceroc
cerograph
cerographic
cerographical
cerographist
cerography
ceroon
ceroplastic
ceroplastics
cerotic acid
cerotype
cerous
cerrial
cerris

WORDS THAT END LIKE CEROMANCY

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 ceromancy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ceromancy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CEROMANCY

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

Translator English - Chinese

ceromancy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ceromancy
570 millions of speakers

English

ceromancy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ceromancy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ceromancy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ceromancy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ceromancy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ceromancy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ceromancy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ceromancy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ceromancy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ceromancy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ceromancy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cerutu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ceromancy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ceromancy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अधोरेखित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ceromancy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ceromancy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ceromancy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ceromancy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ceromancy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ceromancy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ceromancy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ceromancy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ceromancy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ceromancy

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CEROMANCY»

The term «ceromancy» is barely ever used and occupies the 202.765 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CEROMANCY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ceromancy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ceromancy» 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 ceromancy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CEROMANCY»

Discover the use of ceromancy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ceromancy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Fortune-Teller's Bible: The Definitive Guide to the Arts ...
CEROMANCY For thousands of years, people have tried to glimpse the future through ceromancy. In this technique, you ask a question and then melted wax is tipped into a howl oj water and allowed to set. When it's solid, you carefully ...
Jane Struthers, 2007
2
The Fortune-Telling Book: The Encyclopedia of Divination and ...
CEROMANCY;. CEROSCOPY. Divination from the figures produced by dropping melted wax into water. Fine wax shavings were placed in a brass bowl, which was set over a flame. The wax was melted until it was a liquid of uniform ...
Raymond Buckland, 2003
3
Exploring Candle Magick: Candle Spells, Charms, Rituals, and ...
Ceromancy is divination by the patterns produced in wax and was very common in Mexico and Spain. To practice it, rather than placing the candle in a holder, you grasp it as it burns and think of a question. Tilt the candle over a surface that  ...
Patricia Telesco, 2001
4
Candle Magic for Beginners: The Simplest Magic You Can Do
Ceromancy is the art of interpreting melted wax. It is similar to tea leaf reading, because the shapes that are formed by the wax can be interpreted. Traditionally, wax is melted in a brass bowl and then carefully poured into another bowl that is  ...
Richard Webster, 2004
5
Coventry Magic with Candles, Oils, and Herbs
This form of divination is called ceromancy. No two candles, whether machine or handmade, will ever react the same way when lit for magical purposes. Each candle will be a unique experience. When dedicated and lit, each candle displays ...
Jacki Smith, 2011
6
2012 Universal Doom or New Age:
Ceromancy. patterns. 16. Graphology: Reading handwriting. 17. Geomancy: Study of markings in the ground, or the way earth or soil lays when thrown in the quiet air. 18. Haruspicy: Studying the livers of sacrificed animals. 19. Horary ...
Dr. Ashok Kumar Sharma, 2014
7
Progress and Values in the Humanities: Comparing Culture and ...
Thus, we can convert ceromancy into plumbomancy by substituting molten lead for molten wax. In a properly conducted ceremony, we'd ask the spirits to instill their wisdom onto the lead as we pour it into the water. Then, when the lead has ...
Volney Patrick Gay, 2013
8
Demons behind Doors: Beliefs and Practices that Lead to ...
Second Category Practices Oomantia This is the practice of divination using eggs . One form of oomantia involves breaking an egg into a glass of water and interpreting the patterns formed from the white of the egg. Ceromancy Ceromancy is ...
Viola Ramkissoon, 2013
9
Creating Love
Ceromancy Ceromancy is the fine art of reading a situation by studying the way a candle burns. Are the flames leaping high? Is the wax sizzling and crackling and popping? What does it mean when the flame goes out? Instinctively ...
Samantha Stevens, 2009
10
The Complete Fortune Teller
Marc Lemezma. CEROMANCY PHRENOLOGY GEOMANCY TASSEOGRAPHY. No single icon can hold such a universal importance to religious and spiritual practice than the humble candle. Since man first burned animal oils some 30,000  ...
Marc Lemezma, 2006

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CEROMANCY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ceromancy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Stanley M. Aronson: In a world of uncertainty, we crave to know the …
A Greek root, -mancy, (meaning divination) defines a cluster of prophetic specialties such as geomancy, ceromancy and necromancy. One of ... «The Providence Journal, Nov 14»
2
Know your future through navel gazing
Also known as ceromancy, candle wax reading is quite similar to reading tea leaves. While the latter consists of interpretation of symbols and ... «Times of India, Mar 14»

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