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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RHABDOMANCY

Via Late Latin from Late Greek rhabdomanteia, from rhabdos a rod + manteia divination.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RHABDOMANCY

rhabdomancy  [ˈræbdəˌmænsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RHABDOMANCY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rhabdomancy 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 RHABDOMANCY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rhabdomancy

Rhabdomancy is a type of divination by means of any rod, wand, staff, stick, arrow, or the like. One method of rhabdomancy was setting a number of staffs on end and observing where they fall, to divine the direction one should travel, or to find answers to certain questions. It has also been used for divination by arrows - otherwise known as belomancy. Less commonly it has been assigned to the I Ching, which uses small wooden rods, and also dowsing, which often uses a wooden stick. Rhabdomancy has been used in reference to a number of Biblical verses. St Jerome connected Hosea 4.12, which reads "My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff declareth unto them", to Ancient Greek rhabdomantic practices. Thomas Browne, in his Pseudodoxia Epidemica, notes that Ezekiel 21.21 describes the divination by arrows of Nebuchadnezzar II as rhabdomancy, though this can also be termed belomancy. Numbers 17 has also been attributed to rhabdomancy. W.F.

Definition of rhabdomancy in the English dictionary

The definition of rhabdomancy in the dictionary is divination for water or mineral ore by means of a rod or wand; dowsing; divining.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RHABDOMANCY


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RHABDOMANCY

rhabdocoele
rhabdoid
rhabdolith
rhabdom
rhabdomal
rhabdomancer
rhabdomantist
rhabdomere
rhabdomyoma
rhabdomyomata
rhabdosphere
rhabdovirus
rhabdus
rhachial
rhachides
rhachidial
rhachilla
rhachis
rhadamanthine

WORDS THAT END LIKE RHABDOMANCY

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 rhabdomancy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rhabdomancy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RHABDOMANCY

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

Translator English - Chinese

rhabdomancy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rhabdomancia
570 millions of speakers

English

rhabdomancy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

rhabdomancy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

rhabdomancy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

rhabdomancy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rabdomancia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

rhabdomancy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rhabdomancy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rhabdomancy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rhabdomantie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

棒占い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

rhabdomancy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rhabdomancy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rhabdomancy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

rhabdomancy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

छळछावणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rhabdomancy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rabdomanzia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rhabdomancy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

rhabdomancy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rhabdomancy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

rhabdomancy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rhabdomancy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rhabdomancy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rhabdomancy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rhabdomancy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RHABDOMANCY»

The term «rhabdomancy» is used very little and occupies the 191.806 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RHABDOMANCY» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RHABDOMANCY»

Discover the use of rhabdomancy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rhabdomancy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rhabdomancy
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Rhabdomancy is a type of divination by means of any rod, wand, staff, stick, arrow, or the like.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Rhabdomancy
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Rhabdomancy is a type of divination by means of any rod, wand, staff, stick, arrow, or the like.
Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken, 2010
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The Fortune-Telling Book: The Encyclopedia of Divination and ...
Rhabdomancy is from the Greek word for “rod” and is divining by means of sticks. It is an ancient practice that de Givry equates with Moses and the twelve rods, in the Tabernacle of Witness (Numbers 17). He also suggests that Psalms 125:3 ...
Raymond Buckland, 2003
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Philosophy of Science: From Problem to Theory
Our first example of a pseudoscience will be dowsing or, more generally, rhabdomancy. The thesis of rhabdomancy is that certain particularly sensitive subjects can unconsciously and directly feel underground inhomogeneities, such as ore ...
Mario Bunge
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Encyclopædia Americana: a popular dictionary of arts, ...
Rhabdomancy is the power considered by some as existing in particular individuals, partly natural and partly acquired, of discovering things hid in the bowels of the earth, especially metals, ores, and bodies of water, by a change in their ...
Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, 1835
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Encyclopædia Americana: a popular dictionary of arts, ...
Rhabdomancy is the power considered hy some as existing in particular individuals, partly natural and partly acquired, of discovering things hid in the bowels of the earth, especially metals, ores, and bodies of water, by a change in their ...
Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, 1854
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Encyclopaedia Americana: A popular dictionary of arts, ...
Rhabdomancy is the power considered by some as existing in particular individuals, partly natural and partly acquired, of discovering things hid in the bowels of the earth, especially metals, ores, and bodies of water, by a change in their ...
Francis Lieber, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake, 1851
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Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, ...
That rhabdomancy, generally speaking, is little more tban'self-delusion, or intentional deception, is now the opinion of most natural philosophers and physiologists; still it has some champions. According to Ritterand Amoretti's accounts (see ...
Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, 1832
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Witchcraft, Magic & Alchemy
IX RHABDOMANCY, OR THE ART OF USING THE DIVINING-ROD MODE of divination performed by means of little sticks was called rhabdomancy in antiquity . We find mention of it in the Prophet Hosea (iv, ra) : " Populus meus in ligno suo ...
Grillot de Givry, 1931
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Water, Pure and Simple: The Infinite Wisdom of an ...
The electromagnetic behaviour of water is perceptible to us through rhabdomancy (or alternatively, dowsing, water witching, divining, radioesthesia), which is the ability to detect the presence of water, metals and certain minerals that are ...
Paolo Consigli, M. D. Author, 2011

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RHABDOMANCY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rhabdomancy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Drought Spurs Interest in Water Dowsing
Dowsing, also known as rhabdomancy, is a process in which people use a forked branch, pendulum, two L-shaped wires, or other devices to search for hidden ... «Discovery News, Jul 14»
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Wisconsin teen fails to advance in National Spelling Bee
Despite correctly spelling the word rhabdomancy in the third round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Wednesday Karelyn Malliet, a 13-year-old Shawano ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 14»
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5 Poets On The Most Beautiful Word In The English Language
Sjambok, Rhabdomancy, and Cellophane (weird). Maybe a simple word? Helen Vendler calls you the "human love-syllable" (in Shakespeare's Sonnets). «Huffington Post, Apr 14»
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Czech skeptics offer reward for proof of paranormal phenomena
The applicants may undergo tests in areas such as clairvoyance, telepathy and rhabdomancy, also called dowsing. "In accordance with the world skeptical ... «Prague Post, Jan 14»
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Jared Diamond: It's irrational to be religious
... also variously known as dowsing, divining, or rhabdomancy. Already established in Europe over 400 years ago and possibly also reported before the time of ... «Salon, Jan 13»
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Are dowsing rods scientific proof of Paranormal Activity?
References: 1.Dowsing-The Ancient Art Of Rhabdomancy. 2.Naturwissenschaftliche Rundschau. 3.The Encyclopaedia Americana. 4.New Scientist Magazine. «News24, Aug 12»
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This happy breed
The results are due out on Monday after the figures have been subject to normalisation, redistribution, projection, scarification, rhabdomancy, and subjection to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 11»
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From the White House
Stick them together and you get rhabdomancy, the use of a divining rod to find water hidden underground. My grandmother dowsed back on the homestead and ... «New York Times, Feb 10»
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11 February 1621: Tamils' Sovereignty ended
As the people who lived in the peninsula survived for ages, it became clear, that they had the expertise, skill in rhabdomancy to divine the water located ... «Asian Tribune, Jul 02»

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