Etymology

abacomancy

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Today it means: Divination using dust, dirt, silt, sand, ashes, or smoke. Patterns in the medium under various circumstances are interpreted to envision future events. Full definition →

Hebrew אָבָק ← Ancient Greek μαντεία
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromμαντεία“prophecy”
  2. Hebrew · borrowed fromאָבָק“dust”
  3. English todayabacomancy

Translingual: from Hebrew אָבָק (avák, “dust”), and from Ancient Greek μαντεία (manteía, “prophecy”).

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