Definitions for hydromancy
ˈhaɪ drəˌmæn sihy·dro·man·cy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hydromancynoun

   divination by water (as by patterns seen in the ebb and flow of the tides)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hydromancynoun

   Divination by water or other liquid.

2. Etymology: From hydromancie or Late hydromantia, from *; corresponding to hydro- + -mancy.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hydromancynoun

   Prediction by water.

   Etymology: ὕδωϱ and μαντία; hydromantie, Fr.

   Divination was invented by the Persians: there are four kinds of divination; hydromancy, pyromancy, aeromancy, and geomancy. John Ayliffe, Parergon.

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1. hydromancy

   Hydromancy is a method of divination or fortune-telling that relies on the interpretation of water movements, or images seen in water. It can involve observing the color, ebb and flow, or ripples in water, or even dropping pebbles into water and interpreting the patterns they create. It is considered a form of scrying, a practice that involves looking at or into something (like water, crystals, or mirrors) for the purpose of foretelling the future.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hydromancynoun

   divination by means of water, -- practiced by the ancients

2. Etymology: [Hydro-, 1 + -mancy: cf. F. hydromancie.]

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1. Hydromancy

   Hydromancy is a method of divination by means of water, including the color, ebb and flow, or ripples produced by pebbles dropped in a pool. The Jesuit M. A. Del Rio described several methods of hydromancy. The first method described depicts a ring hanging by a string that is dipped into a vessel of water which was shaken. A judgment or prediction is made by the number of times which the ring strikes the sides of the vessel. A second method is when three pebbles are thrown into standing water and observations are made from the circles formed when the objects strike the water. The third method described depended upon the agitation of the water, this custom was prevalent among Oriental Christians of annually baptizing that element, at the same time as taking especial care to show that the betrothment of the Adriatic by the Doge of Venice had a wholly different origin. A fourth method used colors of the water and figures appearing in it by which Varro stated that many prognostications were made concerning the Mithridatic War. This branch of the divination proved so important that it was given a separate name and there arose from it the divination of fountains whose waters were frequently visited.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hydromancy

   hī′dro-man-si, n. divination by water.—adj. Hydromant′ic. [Gr. hydōr, water, manteia, divination.]

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1. • Divination

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hydromancy in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hydromancy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hydromancy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hydromancy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=hydromancy
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hydromancy
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=hydromancy
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=hydromancy