hydromancy

ˈhaɪdrəˌmænsi

hydromancies

Definition

Definition of hydromancy - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

water magic

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divination using water to predict future events

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She practiced hydromancy to foresee the village's future.

water patterns

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interpreting water patterns for insights

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The seer used hydromancy to read the river's flow.

divination

scrying

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Origin of hydromancy

Greek, hydor (water) + manteia (divination)

Examples of hydromancy in a sentence

He studied hydromancy to enhance his mystical skills.
Ancient cultures often relied on hydromancy for decision-making.
Hydromancy revealed hidden truths in the lake's ripples.

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French:hydromancie, ...
German:Hydromantie, Wasserwahrsagung, ...
Italian:idromanzia, ...
Spanish:hidromancia, adivinación por agua, ...
Portuguese:hidromancia, adivinhação aquática, ...
Chinese:水占卜, 水卜术, ...
Japanese:水占い, 水占術, ...
Arabic:عِرَافَة مَائِيَّة, عرافة بالماء, ...
Hebrew:נִיבּוּי עֲתִידוֹת בְּמַיִם, הִידְרוֹמַנְסִיָּה, ...
Russian:гидромантия, гадание на воде, ...
Ukrainian:гідромантія, ...
Hindi:जलमांत्रिका, जलमांत्रिक, ...
Bengali:জলাভিষেক, হাইড্রোম্যান্সি, ...
Catalan:hidromància, ...
Czech:hydromantie, ...
Danish:hydromanti, ...
Dutch:hydromantie, ...
Greek:υδρομαντεία, μαντεία μέσω νερού, ...
Hungarian:hidromancia, ...
Khmer:ការទស្សន៍ទាយដោយប្រើទឹក, ការទស្សន៍ទាយតាមលំនាំទឹក, ...
Korean:수점, 수점술, ...
Persian:آب‌بینی, هیدرومانسی, ...
Polish:hydromancja, ...
Portuguese (BR):hidromancia, ...
Romanian:hidromanție, ...
Swedish:hydromanti, ...
Thai:การทำนายน้ำ, ...
Turkish:hidromansi, su falı, ...
Vietnamese:thủy quái, thuật bói nước, ...

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