Meanings
alternative kapnomancy
- uncountabledivinationDivination by interpreting smoke rising from a fire. A form of pyromancy.
1610, Vives in J. Healey Saint Augustine of the Citie of God Diuination generally was done by diuers means...by smoake, Capnomancy.
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To these is also added Capnomancy, so called from smoke, because it searcheth into the flame and smoke; and thin colors, sounds and motions when they are carried upright, or on one side, or round...
1897, Three Bks Occult Phil. lvii. (Agrippa)
Origin
- Ancient Greekκαπνός“smoke”
- Englishcapnomancy
Ancient Greek καπνός (kapnós, “smoke”); capno- + -mancy
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Finnish savusta ennustaminen
- savusta ennustaminenclass of divinatory methods involving smoke
French capnomancie
- capnomancieclass of divinatory methods involving smoke
German Kapnomantie
- Kapnomantieclass of divinatory methods involving smoke
Greek καπνομαντεία
- καπνομαντεία (kapnomanteía)class of divinatory methods involving smoke
Italian capnomanzia
- capnomanziaclass of divinatory methods involving smoke
Polish kapnomancja
- kapnomancjaclass of divinatory methods involving smoke
Romanian capnomanție
- capnomanțieclass of divinatory methods involving smoke
Russian капноманти́я
- капноманти́я (kapnomantíja)class of divinatory methods involving smoke
Cite this entry
capnomancy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capnomancy
“capnomancy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/capnomancy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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