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Pyrokinesis vs Pyromancy - What's the difference?

pyrokinesis | pyromancy | Synonyms |

Pyromancy is a synonym of pyrokinesis.



As nouns the difference between pyrokinesis and pyromancy

is that pyrokinesis is the ability to set objects or people on fire or to supernaturally project fire from one's own being through the concentration of psychic power while pyromancy is divination by fire; the use of fire to supernaturally gain information.

pyrokinesis

English

Noun

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  • (parapsychology, science fiction) The ability to set objects or people on fire or to supernaturally project fire from one's own being through the concentration of psychic power.

    • Related terms

    * pyrokinetic

    pyromancy

    English

    Noun

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  • Divination by fire; the use of fire to supernaturally gain information.
  • The magical power of conjuring or controlling fire.

    • Synonyms

    * (conjuring or controlling fire) pyrokinesis

    Related terms

    * pyromancer * pyromantic

    Hyponyms

    * alomancy, divination by salt, one type of which involves casting salt into a fire * botanomancy, divination by burning plants * capnomancy, divination by smoke; light, thin smoke that rose straight up was a good omen; otherwise, a bad one. * causinomancy, divination by burning (non-specific as to the object burned) * daphnomancy (also, empyromancy), divination by burning laurel leaves * osteomancy, divination using bones, one type of which involves heating to produce cracks * plastromancy, divination using turtle plastrons; in China, this was done by heating pits carved into them. * scapulimancy, divination by scapulae; in Asia and North America, this was done pyromantically. * sideromancy, divination by burning straw.