Catoptromancy — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
catoptromancy — divination by means of a mirror, 1610s, from Gk. katoptron mirror (from kata against + stem of optos seen, visible ) + MANCY (Cf. mancy) … Etymology dictionary
Catoptromancy — 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 … Wikipedia
catoptromancy — divination by examining mirror placed underwater Divination and Fortune Telling … Phrontistery dictionary
catoptromancy — ca·top·tro·man·cy … English syllables
catoptromancy — Divination based on how a face appears when viewed in a mirror underwater … Grandiloquent dictionary
catoptromancy — /kəˈtɒptrəmænsi/ (say kuh topruhmansee) noun divination by means of reflections in mirrors, looking glasses, etc. {New Latin catoptromantia, from Greek katoptron mirror + mancy} …
catoptromancy — 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 … Useful english dictionary
Astrology — Not to be confused with Astronomy. ‹ The template below (Ast box) is being considered for merging. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus. › … Wikipedia
Divination — This article is about divination as a whole. For the numerous varieties of divination, see Methods of divination. For other uses, see Divination (disambiguation). This man in Rhumsiki, Cameroon, supposedly tells the future by interpreting the… … Wikipedia
