kephalomancy

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A form of cephalomancy — Divination by the study of the skull or head of a donkey or goat. Sometimes described as the roasting of an ass's head on hot coals.

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Meanings

nounkephalomancy (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of cephalomancy.

    Kephalomancy. Divination by the crackling of a donkey's head when burnt.

    1973, K. Ellis, Prediction and Prophecy iii
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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