Crithomancy (also known as Critomancy) is a form of divination by the study of barley cakes in hope of drawing omens from them. The paste of cakes which are offered in sacrifice is closely examined, and the sought for answers are drawn from the flour which is spread upon them. The term crithomancy is also used for divination by cereal grains. == S...
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divination by strewing meal over sacrifices
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Crith'o·man`cy (krĭth'o*măn`sȳ)
noun [ Greek
kriqai` , plural, barley +
-mancy : confer French
crithomancie .] A kind of divination by means of the dough of the cakes offered in the ancient sacrifices, and the meal strewed over the victims.
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Crithomancy is a form of divination involving throwing meal over a slaughtered animal.
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crithomancy, critomancy Divination by spreading grain or cake dough over sacrificed victims; for personal predications, observations were made of the unusual behavior of grains, dough, or the cakes themselves.
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