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Meaning of "lithomancy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LITHOMANCY

lithomancy  [ˈlɪθəˌmænsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LITHOMANCY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lithomancy 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 LITHOMANCY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

lithomancy

Lithomancy

Lithomancy is a form of divination by which the future is told using stones or the reflected light from said stones. The practice is most popular in the British Isles.

Definition of lithomancy in the English dictionary

The definition of lithomancy in the dictionary is a type of divination using precious stones.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LITHOMANCY


belomancy
ˈbeləˌmænsɪ
bibliomancy
ˈbɪblɪəʊˌmænsɪ
cartomancy
ˈkɑːtəˌmænsɪ
chiromancy
ˈkaɪrəˌmænsɪ
cleromancy
ˈklerəˌmænsɪ
coscinomancy
ˈkɒsɪnəʊˌmænsɪ
dactyliomancy
dækˈtɪlɪəˌmænsɪ
geomancy
ˈdʒiːəʊˌmænsɪ
gyromancy
ˈdʒaɪrəˌmænsɪ
hieromancy
ˈhaɪərəˌmænsɪ
lampadomancy
ˈlæmpədəˌmænsɪ
necromancy
ˈnɛkrəʊˌmænsɪ
oenomancy
ˈiːnəˌmænsɪ
pyromancy
ˈpaɪrəʊˌmænsɪ
rhabdomancy
ˈræbdəˌmænsɪ
scapulimancy
ˈskæpjʊləˌmænsɪ
scapulomancy
ˈskæpjʊləˌmænsɪ
sciomancy
ˈsaɪəˌmænsɪ
spodomancy
ˈspɒdəˌmænsɪ
zoomancy
ˈzəʊəˌmænsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LITHOMANCY

lithoid
lithoidal
litholapaxy
litholatrous
litholatry
lithologic
lithological
lithologically
lithologist
lithology
lithomarge
lithometeor
lithonthryptic
lithontriptic
lithontriptist
lithontriptor
lithophagous
lithophane
lithophilous
lithophysa

WORDS THAT END LIKE LITHOMANCY

adamancy
adiathermancy
aeromancy
athermancy
axinomancy
botanomancy
capnomancy
ceromancy
cheiromancy
crithomancy
crystallomancy
diathermancy
dormancy
fancy
gastromancy
hydromancy
myomancy
omphalomancy
ornithomancy
tephromancy
theomancy

Synonyms and antonyms of lithomancy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lithomancy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LITHOMANCY

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

Translator English - Chinese

lithomancy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lithomancy
570 millions of speakers

English

lithomancy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lithomancy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

lithomancy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

lithomancy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lithomancy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lithomancy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lithomancy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lithomancy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lithomancy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

lithomancy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

lithomancy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lithomancy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lithomancy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கற்கள் அல்லது மந்திர தாயத்து கொண்டு குறி சொல்லுதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लिथॉमॅन्सी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lithomancy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lithomancy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lithomancy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

lithomancy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lithomancy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

lithomancy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lithomancy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lithomancy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lithomancy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lithomancy

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LITHOMANCY»

The term «lithomancy» is used very little and occupies the 186.236 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of lithomancy
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LITHOMANCY» OVER TIME

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

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LITHOMANCY»

Discover the use of lithomancy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lithomancy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lithomancy, the Psychic Art of Reading Stones
See the trailer for Lithomancy, the Psychic Art of Reading Stones via - http: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBI1MAiSTGg This book explains in detail how to give psychic readings by interpreting the Pattern formed when a Reader or the Subject of ...
Gary L. Wimmer, Gary L. Wimmer, 2011
2
The Fortune-Telling Book: The Encyclopedia of Divination and ...
(See also Psephomancy) Divination by signs derived from stones. Sir Thomas Browne, in Pseudodoxia epidemica (1646), mentioned the “Lithomancy, or divination, from this stone, whereby Helenus the Prophet foretold the destruction of Troy.
Raymond Buckland, 2003
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Dunwich's Guide to Gemstone Sorcery: Using Stones for ...
Another popular method of lithomancy uses three small stones—one to represent an affirmative answer, one to represent a negative answer, and one to serve as an indicator. While concentrating on a yes-or-no question, roll all three of the ...
Gerina Dunwich, 2003
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Forbidden Rites: Your Complete Introduction to Traditional ...
Lithomancy Whenever you see the word 'mancy' you know that it is a form of divination, as with Cartomancy divination by playing cards. Necromancy is divination by calling up and speaking to the dead, although this is a divination we mainly ...
Jeanette Ellis, 2009
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Witchcraft Today: An Encyclopedia of Wiccan and Neopagan ...
Lithomancy is a mode of divination that uses a set of 13 stones. The stones are tossed and a prophecy is drawn from the arrangement in which the stones land. The stones symbolize love, the home, magic, luck, news, and the signs of Jupiter,  ...
James R. Lewis, 1999
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Encyclopaedia metropolitana: or Universal dictionary of ...
LITHOMANCY. LITHUANIA. Language. Dress. Huts. Jews. Religion. Productions. LITIGATE. LITrER. LITTER. quentially, to attend, to listen. Lither ; soft, yielding, flexible, complying, willing. Mr. Steevens produces from Lily's Endimio?i, lither- ...
Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1845
7
An Encyclopaedia of Occultism
lithomancy. London oae and twenty days Helenus abstained from the nuptial couch from the bath, and from animal food. Then, washing this intelligent stone in a living fountain, he cherished it as a babe in soft clothing ; and having propitiated ...
Lewis Spence, 2006
8
Encyclopædia metropolitana, or, Universal dictionary of ...
184; xxiv. 764 Bœtulum, see Lithomancy, xxi. 488 Bœturia, see Bœtica, xv. 184 Bœtylia, see Lithomancy, xxi. 488 Baeza, xvii. 26 Báf, xvii. 510, 514; xxii. 433 Baffi , Pasquale, xiii. 1037 Baffin, Lough, xxiv. 166 Baffin's Bay, xiv. 894 , annals of, xiii.
‎1845
9
Encyclopædia Metropolitana; Or, Universal Dictionary of ...
Comprising the Twofold Advantage of a Philosophical and an Alphabetical Arrangement, with Appropriate Engravings Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose. CONTENTS TO VOL. XXI. THE LEXICON. Dr. RICHARDBOI.
Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1845
10
An English-Welsh Pronouncing Dictionary: With Preliminary ...
... ysgrifen ; Alliteration, illiterate, letter, literal, literary, literature, obliterate Lithos, G. careg ; Aerolite, chrysolite, litharge, lithography, lithomancy, li thontripic, lithotomy Locus, L. lie ; Collocation, dislocate, local, locality, locate, locomotion Logos, ...
William Spurrell, 1850

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LITHOMANCY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lithomancy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Maltese super group meets Swedish metal
With members such as bass player and singer Rex, who also plays with Memento Nostri, Norm Rejection, Cumshaft, Griffin Device, Lithomancy ... «Times of Malta, Apr 15»
2
Divination bones and stones found abandoned in Armenia
Dice-like knucklebones used for osteomancy and coloured stones used for lithomancy were found deep within the ruins of the fallen citadel of ... «Public Radio of Armenia, Mar 15»
3
Bronze Age bones offer evidence of political divination
Dice-like knucklebones used for osteomancy and colored stones used for lithomancy (divination with bones and stones, respectively) were ... «Cornell Chronicle, Mar 15»
4
Here's how ancient civilizations tried to predict the future
Another technique was lithomancy, which involved reading many colored pebbles. Though experts have found many of these pebbles in the ... «Business Insider, Feb 15»
5
Despite possible efforts to alter the future, a greedy ancient polity …
Lithomancy, or the use of stones to predict future events. In a basin in one of the three chambers they found 18 small pebbles, though how they ... «Ancient Origins, Feb 15»
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Ancient Shrines Used for Predicting the Future Discovered
Lithomancy, trying to predict the future through the use of stone, also appears to have been practiced at Gegharot. Inside a basin at one shrine, ... «Live Science, Feb 15»
7
3300-year-old shrines used for reading future uncovered in Armenia
Lithomancy, trying to predict the future through the use of stone, also appears to have been practiced at Gegharot. Inside a basin at one shrine, ... «Public Radio of Armenia, Feb 15»
8
The heavier, the better
He says their intention was always to keep the band going, but in the interim, apart from playing together in Lithomancy, they formed other ... «Times of Malta, Oct 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Lithomancy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/lithomancy>. May 2024 ».
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