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Meteorological vs Meteoromancy - What's the difference?

meteorological | meteoromancy |

As an adjective meteorological

is of or pertaining to meteorology.

As a noun meteoromancy is

divination by interpreting meteorological phenomena such as meteors.

meteorological

English

Adjective

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  • Of or pertaining to meteorology.
    • The trip was postponed because the meteorological conditions were so bad.

    Synonyms

    * meteorologic (less common )

    meteoromancy

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Divination by interpreting meteorological phenomena such as meteors.
  • * 1855 Elihu Rich in Smedley et al. Occult Sci.
    • The Romans are believed to have derived meteoromancy from Etruria.
  • * 1973 Gibson Complete Illust. Bk Div. & Prophecy
    • METEOROMANCY : A special branch of astromancy dealing with omens that pertain to shooting stars. Ancient Roman augurs included thunder, lightning, eclipses, and other heavenly phenomena in such divinations.
  • * 1983 Complete Bk Predictions
    • Meteoromancy : Divination from meteors and shooting stars.