dactylomancy
Definitions
Divination by various methods using rings, such as using silver or gold rings placed on the fingernails in patterns in conjunction with the planets.
Examples
“Dactylomancy, by rings […]”
“Dactyliomancy was divination by means of a ring⟳. The ring⟳ was suspended by a thread above a round table, on the edge of which letters of the alphabet were marked. The ring⟳, in shaking or vibrating over the table, stopped over certain of the letters, which, on being connected, supplied the answer⟳ asked.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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