anthracomancy

English

Etymology

anthraco- +‎ -mancy, from Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ (ánthrax, “coal”) and μαντεία (manteía, “prophecy”)

Noun

anthracomancy (uncountable)

  1. Divination by studying burning coals
    • 2015, John C. Wright, The Architect of Aeons‎, page 322:
      Around the vestry were tripods for anthracomancy, skulls for necromancy, mirrors for enoptromancy, or perhaps for putting on stage makeup.
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