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Meaning of rhabdomancy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˈɹæb.dəˌmæn.si

Definitions

Divination with wands or rods, especially to use a divining rod to find things below the ground.

uncountable

Equivalents

Ελληνικά ραβδομαντεία
Español rabdomancia
Italiano rabdomanzia
Latina rhabdomantia
Română rabdomanție

Examples

“This question of buried treasure exercised the minds of ancient occultists considerably, and in connection with it there was frequently employed the art of Rhabdomancy, which was similar to that of water divining or water "dousing".”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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