Meanings
nounlychnomancy (uncountable)
- uncountableA form of divination using a lamp or a candle flame
Origin
- Ancient Greekλύχνος“lamp”
- Englishlychnomancy
From Ancient Greek λύχνος (lúkhnos, “lamp”) + -mancy.
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lychnomancy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lychnomancy
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“lychnomancy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lychnomancy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lychnomancy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lychnomancy.
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