bibliomancy
pronunciation
How to pronounce bibliomancy in British English:
UK [bɪbli:əʊ'mænsɪ]
How to pronounce bibliomancy in American English:
US [bɪblioʊ'mænsɪ]
Word Origin
- bibliomancy (n.)
- 1753, "divination by opening a book (especially the Bible) at random," the first verse presenting itself being taken as a prognostication of future events, from biblio- + -mancy. In pagan times, Homer (sortes Homericae) and Virgil (sortes Virgilianae) were used.