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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_89390" /> == | |||
<p> (n.) [[Divination]] by means of small bones or dice. </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_21324" /> == | |||
<p> is a species of divination anciently practiced in a temple of [[Hercules]] in Achaia. It consisted in throwing small pieces with marks corresponding to the letters of the alphabet, the accidental arrangement of which formed the answer required. (See [[Divination]]). </p> | <p> is a species of divination anciently practiced in a temple of [[Hercules]] in Achaia. It consisted in throwing small pieces with marks corresponding to the letters of the alphabet, the accidental arrangement of which formed the answer required. (See [[Divination]]). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_89390"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/astragalomancy Astragalomancy from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_21324"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/astragalomancy Astragalomancy from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_21324"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/astragalomancy Astragalomancy from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 20:45, 11 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) Divination by means of small bones or dice.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
is a species of divination anciently practiced in a temple of Hercules in Achaia. It consisted in throwing small pieces with marks corresponding to the letters of the alphabet, the accidental arrangement of which formed the answer required. (See Divination).
