Difference between revisions of "Astragalomancy"
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_21324" /> == | == 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 | <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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Latest revision as of 07:57, 15 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).
