pyromancy

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  1. geomancy
  2. astrology
  3. divination
Noun
  • Different geomancy masters may interpret the data differently, but there is usually a consensus on what the year means for each zodiac animal based on the positions of the stars.
    — CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Some refer to it as Chinese geomancy; others pass it off as early Taoist ideology.
    — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 8 Mar. 2023
Definition of geomancy
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  • Here's what the cosmos have in store for your zodiac sign this week, according to celebrity astrology Kyle Thomas' PEOPLE Exclusive readings Comments Electricity will be crackling in the air this week!
    — Kyle Thomas, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The astrology comment is play on the term Mercury retrograde, which is an astronomical illusion and phenomenon where the planet Mercury appears to move backward in its orbit from the Earth’s perspective.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of astrology
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  • Spider divination In Cameroon, Mambila spider divination (nggam du)) poses difficult questions to spiders or land crabs that live in holes in the ground.
    — Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Following her magnificent turn as a Sicilian divination witch in Agatha All Along, Patti LuPone is returning to the small screen for another flashy role.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of divination
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