stichomancy

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noun

Divination by randomly selecting lines or passages from books.

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bibliomancy
OriginFrench stichomantie →
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Meanings

nounstichomancy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableDivination by randomly selecting lines or passages from books.

    Synonyms: bibliomancy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounDivination by randomly selecting lines or passages from books.

Similar
bibliomancy
Also see
bibliomancy

Origin

  1. Frenchstichomantie
  2. Englishstichomancy

From sticho- + -mancy. First used to translate French stichomantie in Rabelais.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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