Catoptromancy (Gk. κάτοπτρον, katoptron, `mirror,` and μαντεία, manteia, `divination`), also known as captromancy or enoptromancy, is divination using a mirror. Pausanias, an ancient Greek traveler, described as follows: In Ancient Rome, the priests who used catoptromancy were called specularii. ...
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divination by examining mirror placed underwater
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• (n.) A species of divination, which was performed by letting down a mirror into water, for a sick person to look at his face in it. If his countenance appeared distorted and ghastly, it was an ill omen; if fresh and healthy, it was favorable.
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Ca·top'tro·man`cy noun [ Greek ... mirror +
-mancy . See
Catopter .]
(Antiq.) A species of divination, which was performed by letting down a mirror into water, for a sick person to look at his face in it. If his countenance appeared distorted and ghastly, it was an ill omen; if fre...
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Catoptromancy is divination by means of mirrors.
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catoptromancy, catotromancy, catoxtromancy, cattobomancy, catoptomancy Divination with a crystal ball, a lens, mirrors, or other reflective surface. The Greeks put metal `mirrors” under the water or held them in a fountain and interpreted the reflections. Predictions were also made by using a glass which was suspended over a holy well; the reflec...
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