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Ceroscopy vs Ceromancy - What's the difference?

ceroscopy | ceromancy | Synonyms |

Ceroscopy is a synonym of ceromancy.

ceroscopy

Not English

Ceroscopy has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

ceromancy

English

Alternative forms

* carromancy

Noun

(-)
  • divination by pouring melted wax into water and interpreting the bubbles formed.
  • * 1660 , Urquhart tr. Rabelais Gargantua & Pantagruel iii. xxv
    • 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 Fredin Fredaliatory Belly-thumping Blades.
  • * 1983 , Complete Bk Predictions.
    • In ceromancy, melted wax is allowed to drip into a shallow dish of cold water, and the resulting shapes are interpreted. Ceromancy was very popular in the eighteenth century, when correspondence was normally fastened with sealing wax.

    Synonyms

    * ceroscopy