libanomancy

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noun

Divination by interpreting the smoke or ash of incense.

“Gargantua & Pantagruel iii. xxv. 133, Urquhart translating Rabelais, 1660. By Libanomancy, for the which we shall need but a little Frankincense”

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knissomancy
OriginAncient Greek λιβανομαντεία →
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Meanings

nounlibanomancy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableDivination by interpreting the smoke or ash of incense.

    Gargantua & Pantagruel iii. xxv. 133, Urquhart translating Rabelais, 1660. By Libanomancy, for the which we shall need but a little Frankincense

    Synonyms: knissomancy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounDivination by interpreting the smoke or ash of incense.

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knissomancy

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλιβανομαντεία
  2. Englishlibanomancy

From Ancient Greek λιβανομαντεία (libanomanteía), from λίβανος (líbanos, “frankincense”) + μᾰντείᾱ (mănteíā, “divination”).

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Translations

Italian libanomanzia
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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