abacomancy

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noun

Divination using dust, dirt, silt, sand, ashes, or smoke. Patterns in the medium under various circumstances are interpreted to envision future events.

OriginHebrew אָבָק ← Ancient Greek μαντεία →
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Meanings

nounabacomancy (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableDivination using dust, dirt, silt, sand, ashes, or smoke. Patterns in the medium under various circumstances are interpreted to envision future events.

    "I have asked for a close colleague of mine to come and perform a small abacomancy."

    2016, P.L. Jones, Into the Shadows: A Rosedown Seminary Novel, Archway Publishing, →ISBN
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    Hekuba planned every single day of Calliope, Gadukz's and even to a lesser amount Castor's life since the moment one of the royal Slaugh foresaw their union with her powers of Abacomancy.

    2015, Selena Thane, Jinn Benevolence: Tuath Dé, Smashwords

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμαντεία“prophecy”
  2. Hebrewאָבָק“dust”
  3. Englishabacomancy

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

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APA

abacomancy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abacomancy

MLA

“abacomancy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abacomancy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abacomancy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abacomancy.

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