lampadomancy

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noun

divination by the interpretation of the flame of a lamp. A type of pyromancy.

OriginAncient Greek λαμπάς →
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Meanings

nounlampadomancy (uncountable)
  1. uncountabledivination by the interpretation of the flame of a lamp. A type of pyromancy.

    1652, The Magastromancer xix, Gaule Lampadomancy, by candles and lamps […]

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    A divination based on the observation of the movements of the flame of a lamp was called lampadomancy.

    1931, Picture Museum of Sorcery viii, Lock tr. de Givry

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλαμπάς“torch”
  2. Englishlampadomancy

From Ancient Greek λαμπάς (lampás, “torch”), + -mancy.

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

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

Chicago

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