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English
Etymology
rhabdo- + -mancy, first attested in 1646. From Latin rhabdomantīa, from Ancient Greek ῥαβδομαντεία (rhabdomanteía), from ῥάβδος (rhábdos, “rod”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination”).
Pronunciation
Noun
rhabdomancy (uncountable)
- Divination with wands or rods, especially to use a divining rod to find things below the ground.
- Synonym: dowsing
1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 145:This question of buried treasure exercised the minds of ancient occultists considerably, and in connection with it there was frequently employed the art of Rhabdomancy, which was similar to that of water divining or water "dousing".
Translations
divination with wands and rods