Onomancy

Onomancy (haplological for Onomamancy or Onomatomancy) is divination based on a subject's given name, popular in the Late Middle Ages, usually following practices of Gematria.

See also

• Onomastics
• Arithmomancy

This occult-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Numerology Divination Given names Occult stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную? Guy Hellers Shockwave (Drayton Manor Theme Park) Look at other dictionaries: onomancy — on o*man cy, n. [Gr. o noma name + mancy. Cf. {Nomancy}.] Divination by the letters of a name; nomancy. [R.] Camden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English onomancy — 1) divination using a donkey or ass Divination and Fortune Telling 2) divination using proper names Divination and Fortune Telling …   Phrontistery dictionary onomancy — on·o·man·cy …   English syllables onomancy — Divination using a name or the letters in a name …   Grandiloquent dictionary onomancy — /ˈɒnəmænsi/ (say onuhmansee) noun divination obtained from the letters of names. Also, onomomancy, onomatomancy. {medieval Latin onomantia, shortened form of onomatomantia, equivalent to Greek onoma name + mancy} –onomantic, adjective …   onomancy —   n. divination from letters of a name …   Dictionary of difficult words onomancy — noun divination by the letters of a name • Derivationally related forms: ↑onomancer • Hypernyms: ↑divination, ↑foretelling, ↑soothsaying, ↑fortune telling …   Useful english dictionary Methods of divination — This article is about the numerous varieties of divination. For divination as a whole, see Divination. Innumerable methods of divination can be found around the world, and many cultures practice the same methods under different names. During the… …   Wikipedia Astrology — Not to be confused with Astronomy. ‹ The template below (Ast box) is being considered for merging. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus. › …   Wikipedia Divination — This article is about divination as a whole. For the numerous varieties of divination, see Methods of divination. For other uses, see Divination (disambiguation). This man in Rhumsiki, Cameroon, supposedly tells the future by interpreting the… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”