catoptromancy
1Catoptromancy — Ca*top tro*man cy, n. [Gr. ? mirror + mancy. See {Catopter}.] (Antiq.) A species of divination, which was performed by letting down a mirror into water, for a sick person to look at his face in it. If his countenance appeared distorted and… …
2catoptromancy — divination by means of a mirror, 1610s, from Gk. katoptron mirror (from kata against + stem of optos seen, visible ) + MANCY (Cf. mancy) …
3Catoptromancy — Russian folk catoptromancy by Karl Briullov, 1836 Catoptromancy (Gk. katoptron, mirror, and manteia, divination), also known as captromancy or enoptromancy, is divination using a mirror. Pausanias, an ancient Greek traveler, described as follows …
4catoptromancy — noun Divination by use of mirrors, or other reflective surfaces. Similar to crystallomancy, dubjed, enoptromancy and scrying. Her Trippa going on in his Discourse, said by Catoptromancy, likewise held in such account by the Emperor Didius… …
5catoptromancy — divination by examining mirror placed underwater Divination and Fortune Telling …
6catoptromancy — ca·top·tro·man·cy …
7catoptromancy — Divination based on how a face appears when viewed in a mirror underwater …
8catoptromancy — /kəˈtɒptrəmænsi/ (say kuh topruhmansee) noun divination by means of reflections in mirrors, looking glasses, etc. {New Latin catoptromantia, from Greek katoptron mirror + mancy} …
9catoptromancy — kəˌtäptrəˌman(t)sē noun ( es) Etymology: probably from French catoptromancie, from Greek katoptron mirror + French mancie mancy : divination by a mirror or by crystal gazing …
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