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PRONUNCIATION OF OMPHALOMANCY

omphalomancy  [ˈɒmfələʊˌmænsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OMPHALOMANCY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Omphalomancy 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 OMPHALOMANCY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Omphalomancy

Omphalomancy is a method of divination meant to determine how many children a mother may have during her lifetime, based on the belief that the shape of the navel can reveal this information. This is most commonly done with newborn infants, by noting the markings on the newborn's navel.

Definition of omphalomancy in the English dictionary

The definition of omphalomancy in the dictionary is a means of divination through the use of the navel.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OMPHALOMANCY


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OMPHALOMANCY

omnivorousness
omnivory
omohyoid
omophagia
omophagic
omophagous
omophagy
omophoria
omophorion
omoplate
omoplatoscopy
OMOV
omphacite
Omphale
omphalic
omphaloid
omphalos
omphaloskepses
omphaloskepsis
omrah

WORDS THAT END LIKE OMPHALOMANCY

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 omphalomancy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «omphalomancy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OMPHALOMANCY

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

Translator English - Chinese

omphalomancy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

omphalomancy
570 millions of speakers

English

omphalomancy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

omphalomancy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

omphalomancy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

omphalomancy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

omphalomancy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

omphalomancy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

omphalomancy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Omphalomancy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

omphalomancy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

omphalomancy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

omphalomancy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Omphalomancy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

omphalomancy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

omphalomancy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओम्फलोमॅन्सी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

omphalomancy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

omphalomancy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

omphalomancy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

omphalomancy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

omphalomancy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

omphalomancy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

omphalomancy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

omphalomancy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

omphalomancy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of omphalomancy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OMPHALOMANCY»

The term «omphalomancy» is used very little and occupies the 153.919 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OMPHALOMANCY» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OMPHALOMANCY»

Discover the use of omphalomancy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to omphalomancy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Robertson's Words for a Modern Age: A Cross Reference of ...
macromancy. *+. omphalomancy. Appendix E, Mancy Words: oneiromancy *+□ pyromancy Appendix E, Mancy. macromancy, divination with the largest thing at hand (nearby). maculmancy, divination with stains or anything made impure; with  ...
John G. Robertson, 1991
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The Fortune-Telling Book: The Encyclopedia of Divination and ...
“Omphalic” pertains to the navel. Omphalomancy is divining by the number of knots on the umbilical cord at the birth of a child. These knots indicate the number of children that the mother will have after that one. Since the umbilical cord is part  ...
Raymond Buckland, 2003
3
How to Read an Egg: Divination for the Easily Bored
Omphalomancy is the study of navels or belly buttons! Navel gazing! The more ancient art of Umbilocomancy is used to predict the number of childrena womanmay have. It involves looking at the umbilicalcordof the first-born child and seeing ...
Colette Brown, 2014
4
The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of ...
... center. navel. omphalism: government from a center. omphalitis. omphalo-, asomphalodium. omphalopsychite: navel-gazer, to induce reverie or meditation. omphalomancy: predicting how many more children a mother will have, by counting ...
Joseph Twadell Shipley, 2009
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Verbivore's Feast: A Banquet of Word and Phrase Origins
It is a treasure for those unafraid of sounding out jawcrunchers like omphalomancy, dromomania, and callipygian. Or try making sense of such goofy lexical offerings as mortling and oubliette, meaning, respectively, “wool taken from a dead ...
Chrysti (the Wordsmith.), 2004
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Simon & Schuster's Super Crostics Book #3: A Dazzling ...
... z, Sissy Cloy Omphalomancy Taut Tatted Inhambane Nanook of the North Voodoo Edward Lear Skate Tablets Issue Nike Gusset A B C D E F G H I J K L M N (From TV Guide, Apr. 20, 1985) Abound Lowing herd Satie Apple Cart Night latch ...
Thomas H. Middleton, 1995
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Dictionary of the Occult
... water, or a crystal. Omoplatoscopy (also known as Scapulomancy): A mantic performance by means of the shoulder-blade of a sacrificed animal heated over a fire. ovomancy Omphalomancy: Divination by the navel. On: A magic word, o ...
Harry E. Wedeck, 2009
8
Shadow Magick Compendium: Exploring Darker Aspects of ...
... to the howling of dogs and wolves Omphalomancy: Divination by the navel or belly-button Oneiromancy: Interpreting the symbolism of dreams Onomancy: Interpreting the letters in a person's name; similar to forms of numerology ...
Raven Digitalis, 2008
9
Esotericism and the Academy: Rejected Knowledge in Western ...
Rejected Knowledge in Western Culture Wouter J. Hanegraaff. business, and his dictionary is a typical example of nineteenth—century antiquarian erudition. It first appeared in two volumes in 1818, then in a greatly revised edition in four ...
Wouter J. Hanegraaff, 2012
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The Demon Dictionary Volume One: Know Your Enemy. Learn His ...
... Fortune-telling by using the clouds as divinatory signs. oenomancy Divination by interpreting the appearance of wine. oinomancy Divination by means of wine. ololygmancy Divination by the howling of dogs. omphalomancy Divination by the  ...
Kimberly Daniels, 2013

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OMPHALOMANCY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term omphalomancy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Know your future through navel gazing
Also known as omphalomancy, navel gazing or belly button reading is literally that! Earlier, the most common use for this form of divination was ... «Times of India, Mar 14»
2
After the asparagus fortune teller, here are 13 other wacky ways of …
If you have an “outy” – protruding – omphalomancy tells us you're optimistic and enthusiastic. If it's round, you're shy and retiring. BOOKISH ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jan 12»

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