geomancy

noun geo·man·cy \ˈjē-ə-ˌman(t)-sē\

Definition of GEOMANCY

: divination by means of figures or lines or geographic features

— geo·man·cer \-sər\ noun

— geo·man·tic \ˌjē-ə-ˈman-tik\ adjective

Middle English geomancie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin geomantia, from Late Greek geōmanteia, from Greek geō- + -manteia -mancy

First Known Use: 14th century

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