crithomancy

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noun

Divination by interpreting food, usually bread and grain used in sacrifice.

OriginAncient Greek κριθομαντεία →
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Meanings

nouncrithomancy (uncountable)

alternative critomancy · alternative krithomancy

  1. uncountableDivination by interpreting food, usually bread and grain used in sacrifice.

    1652 Gaule The Magastromancer xix. Crithomancy, by grain, or corn...

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκριθομαντεία“divination by barley”
  2. Englishcrithomancy

Ancient Greek κριθομαντεία (krithomanteía, “divination by barley”), from κριθή (krithḗ, “barley”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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