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anthropomancynoun
divination by the interpretation of human sacrificial entrails.
Etymology: ἄνθρωπος +.
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Anthropomancy
Anthropomancy (from Greek anthropos (ἄνθρωπος, man) and manteia (μαντεία, divination)) is a method of divination by the entrails of dead or dying men or women through sacrifice. This practice was sometimes also called splanchnomancy. In ancient Etruria and Rome, the usual variety of divination from entrails was haruspicy (performed by a haruspex), in which the sacrifice was an animal.
Webster Dictionary
Anthropomancynoun
divination by the entrails of human being
Etymology: [Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + -mancy.]
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Anthropomancy
Anthropomancy is a method of divination by the entrails of dead or dying men or women, often virgin female children, through sacrifice. This practice was sometimes also called splanchomancy. In ancient Etruria and Rome, the usual variety of divination from entrails was haruspicy (performed by an haruspex), in which the sacrifice was an animal.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of anthropomancy in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of anthropomancy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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