onomancy

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noun

divination by the letters of a name; nomancy

OriginAncient Greek ὄνομα →
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Meanings

nounonomancy (usually uncountable, plural onomancies)

plural onomancies

  1. uncountableusuallydivination by the letters of a name; nomancy

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
onomatomancy

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὄνομα“name”
  2. Englishonomancy

From Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”) + -mancy. Compare nomancy.

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APA

onomancy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onomancy

MLA

“onomancy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onomancy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “onomancy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onomancy.

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