Übersetzung für 'pyromancy' von Englisch nach Deutsch

pyromancy

Pyromantie {f}

• It is said that in Greek society, virgins at the Temple of Athena in Athens regularly practiced pyromancy.
• Daphnomancy is a form of pyromancy whereby the future is predicted by burning bay laurel leaves.
• Spodomancy is distinguishable from capnomancy, which is divination by observing smoke, and pyromancy (and its many subsidiary rituals), which is divination by observing burning things or coals (but not their ash or cinders).
• The impersonator carries with him a fire-drill (a device that uses friction to incite ignition) and shredded bark (tinder) with which he will demonstrate his pyromancy.
• are pieces of ox scapula and turtle plastron, which were used for pyromancy – a form of divination – in ancient China, mainly during the late Shang dynasty.

• One form of alomancy consists of the casting of salt into a fire, which is considered a type of pyromancy.