gyromancy

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noun

Divination where people walk on a circle of letters until dizzy; the letters they fall on are significant. Similar to Dervishing.

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Meanings

noungyromancy (usually uncountable, plural gyromancies)

plural gyromancies · alternative giromancy

  1. uncountableusuallyhuman sciencesDivination where people walk on a circle of letters until dizzy; the letters they fall on are significant. Similar to Dervishing.
  2. uncountableusuallyDivination by whirling a coin on a circle of letters.

Origin

From gyro- + -mancy.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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