belomancy

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Definition of belomancy in English English dictionary

studying the flight of arrows, an act of divination used by the Greeks and Arabs. It is strongly forbidden in the Koran

Fortunetelling through the use of arrows

A kind of divination anciently practiced by means of marked arrows drawn at random from a bag or quiver, the marks on the arrows drawn being supposed to foreshow the future

Hyphenation

be·lo·man·cy

Etymology

() From Ancient Greek βέλος (belos, “an arrow, dart”) +‎ -mancy.