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CRITHOMANCY

\kɹˈɪθəmənsi], \kɹˈɪθəmənsi], \k_ɹ_ˈɪ_θ_ə_m_ə_n_s_i]\

Definitions of CRITHOMANCY

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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krith'o-man-si, n. divination by the meal strewed over the victims of sacrifice. [Gr. krith[=e], barley, and manteia, divination.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

[Gr.] Divination by inspecting barley cakes or barley meal sprinkled on a sacrificial victim.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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