Etymology

lampadomancy

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Today it means: divination by the interpretation of the flame of a lamp. A type of pyromancy. Full definition →

Ancient Greek λαμπάς
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλαμπάς“torch”
  2. English todaylampadomancy

From Ancient Greek λαμπάς (lampás, “torch”), + -mancy.

Words from the same roots

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