Spodomancy (also known as tephramancy and tephromancy) is a form of divination by examining cinders, soot, or ashes (σποδός spodós), particularly although not exclusively from a ritual sacrifice. Spodomancy has been practiced by numerous cultures, ancient and modern, across the globe. While many practitioners (particularly in Europe) have p...
divination by means of ashes
• (n.) Divination by means of ashes.
Spod'o·man`cy noun [ Greek 
Spodomancy is divination by ashes.
spodomancy Divination by examining ashes, especially those of a sacrifice. Also known as tephramancy or tuphramancy, it is a method of divination by means of the cinders, ashes or soot from sacrificial fires. The specific type of spodomancy that used patterns formed in the ashes of burned offerings made to the gods was often called tephromancy. ...