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myrmomancynoun
Divination by interpreting the appearance and behaviour of ants, especially their eating habits. A type of augury.
Etymology: murmekes, "ants".
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myrmomancy
Methods of divination can be found around the world, and many cultures practice the same methods under different names. During the Middle Ages, scholars coined terms for many of these methods—some of which had hitherto been unnamed—in Medieval Latin, very often utilizing the suffix -mantia when the art seemed more mystical (ultimately from Ancient Greek μαντεία, manteía, 'prophecy' or 'the power to prophesy') and the suffix -scopia when the art seemed more scientific (ultimately from Greek σκοπεῖν, skopeîn, 'to observe'). Names like drimimantia, nigromantia, and horoscopia arose, along with other pseudosciences such as phrenology and physiognomy.Some forms of divination are much older than the Middle Ages, like haruspication, while others (such as megapolisomancy or coffee-based tasseomancy) originated in the 20th and 21st centuries. The chapter "How Panurge consulteth with Herr Trippa" of Gargantua and Pantagruel, a parody on occult treatises of Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, contains a list of over two dozen "mancies", described as "common knowledge".
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Myrmomancy
Myrmomancy is the practice of reading omens from the observed behavior of ants, especially from their eating behavior. It is a form of entomomancy, which is itself theriomantic. People who use this divination technique subscribe to the worldview that the movements of ants are, in some supernatural way, ultimately connected with their life and that an understanding of these movements enables one to learn about the future. The interpretation of ant behavior may vary cross-culturally.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of myrmomancy in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of myrmomancy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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