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ceromancy (Divination by melted wax)

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  • Ceromancy — is a form of divination where heated wax is used to tell fortunes. Method Traditionally a brass bowl is used in the ritual. Water is added to the bowl and then a candle is lit. The melted wax is then poured into the bowl and the subsequent shapes …   Wikipedia

  • Ceromancy — Cer o*man cy, n. [Gr. khro s wax + mancy.] Divination by dropping melted wax in water. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ceromancy — noun divination by pouring melted wax into water and interpreting the bubbles formed. By Ceromancy, where, by the means of Wax dissolved into Water, thou shalt see the Figure, Poutrait and lively Representation of thy future Wife, and of her… …   Wiktionary

  • ceromancy — ˈsirəˌman(t)sē, ˈser noun ( es) Etymology: probably from French céromancie, from cér cer + mancie mancy : divination from figures formed by melted wax in water …   Useful english dictionary

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