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cleromancynoun
Divination by casting lots (sortilege).
cleromancynoun
Divination by throwing dice or any such marked objects, like beans, pebbles, or bone.
Etymology: kleros, "a lot".
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Cleromancy
Cleromancy is a form of sortition (casting of lots) in which an outcome is determined by means that normally would be considered random, such as the rolling of dice (astragalomancy), but that are sometimes believed to reveal the will of a deity.
Webster Dictionary
Cleromancynoun
a divination by throwing dice or casting lots
Etymology: [Gr. lot + -mancy; cf. F. clromancie.]
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Cleromancy
Cleromancy is a form of divination using sortition, casting of lots, or casting bones or stones, in which an outcome is determined by means that normally would be considered random, such as the rolling of dice, but are sometimes believed to reveal the will of God, or other supernatural entities.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Cleromancy
kler′o-man-si, n. divination by lots. [Gr. klēros, lot, manteia, divination.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cleromancy in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cleromancy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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