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  1. alphitomancynoun

    Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal.

  2. alphitomancynoun

    A divination practise used to reveal guilty parties my feeding a person or group barley meal. The innocent, it is said, would feel no effects, but the guilty would feel indigestion. Also known as Cursed Bread.

  3. Etymology: Ancient Greek alphitomantis, a diviner who used barley meal. From alphiton (plural alphita), barley meal.

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  1. Alphitomancy

    Alphitomancy is a form of divination involving barley cakes or loaves of barley bread. When someone in a group was suspected of a crime, the members of the group would be fed barley cakes or slices of barley bread. Supposedly, the guilty party would get indigestion, while all others would feel well.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of alphitomancy in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of alphitomancy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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