cleromancy

cle·ro·man·cy

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kleer-uh-man-see, kler-]
- /ˈklɪər əˌmæn si, ˈklɛr-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kleer-uh-man-see, kler-]
- /ˈklɪər əˌmæn si, ˈklɛr-/

Definitions of cleromancy word

noun cleromancy a divination involving dice-throwing or lot-casting 3
noun cleromancy the casting of lots as a means of divination. 1
noun cleromancy Divination by casting lots (sortilege). 0
noun cleromancy Divination by throwing dice or any such marked objects, like beans, pebbles, or bone. 0

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Origin of cleromancy

First appearance:

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

1600-10; < Medieval Latin clēromantīa, equivalent to Greek klêro(s) lot + manteía -mancy

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Parts of speech for Cleromancy

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cleromancy

cleromancy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

cleromancy usage trend in Literature

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