Etymology

ceromancy

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Today it means: Divination by pouring melted wax into water and interpreting the bubbles formed. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κηρός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκηρός“wax”
  2. English todayceromancy

From Ancient Greek κηρός (kērós, “wax”) + -mancy.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκηρός all →

kero-kerolite

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.