Having taken a fairly interesting Linguistics course in my last semester, suffixes now interest me enormously. There is a dictionary of suffixes, which arranges words by their suffixes, all words that end in -ous, -ary and so on.
I’m close to finishing all the works by Neil Gaiman and his obsessive chronicling of Lucifer and magic has taken its toll on my brain. Here then, is an exhaustive list of words that end in -mancy, the art of divination, or magicks as Crowley would have put it.
Probably only of interest to hardcore word geeks like myself, but here goes:
man·tic [ mántik ]
adjectiveDefinitions:
prophetic: relating to or having powers of divination or prophecy
[Mid-19th century. < Greek mantikos < mantis "prophet" < mainesthai "to rage"]From MSN Encarta Dictionary. http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/Mantic.html
-mancy (-mance, -maneous, -mancer, -macien, -mancing, -mancist, -mant, -manter, -mantic, -mantical, -mantically, -mantine, -mantis, -mantist, -manty)
Meaning: “divination”
acutomanzia Divination by means of pins.
aeromancy Divination by means of the actions of the atmosphere and weather. Aeroscopy, heromancy. Cf austromancy, chaomancy.
aeroscopy Aeromancy. (Similar meaning to words with -mancy suffix.)
alectoromancy Divination by the study of the actions of chickens. Alectryomancy. Cf augury, theriomancy.
alectryomancy Alectoromancy.
aleuromancy Divination by the use of flour. Cf alomancy, alphitomancy, crithomancy.
alomancy Divination by the use of salt. Halomancy. Cf aleuromancy, alphitomancy, crithomancy.
alphitomancy Divination by the use of barley, bran or meal. Cf aleuromancy, alomancy, crithomancy.
amniomancy Divination through the study of a caul.
angelomancy Divination through the medium of angels. Cf demonomancy, necromancy, theomancy.
anthracomancy Divination through the study of burning coals.
anthropomancy Divination through the study of a man’s entrails. Cf antinopomancy, extispicy, hepatoscopy, splanchomancy.
anthroposcopy Divination through the study of one’s face. Cf cartopedy, chirognomy, physiognomy. (Similar meaning to words with -mancy suffix.)
antinopomancy Divination through the study of women’s or children’s entrails. Cf anthropomancy, extispicy, hepatoscopy, splanchomancy.
apantomancy Divination through the study of the animals one has chanced to meet. Cf cledonomancy, theriomancy, iransataumancy.
arithmancy Divination through the medium of numbers. Cf logarithmomancy, numerology.
armomancy Divination through the study of one’s shoulders. Cf anthroposcopy, cartopedy, chirognomy, scapulimancy.
astragalomancy Divination thmugh the use of knucklebones. Astragyromancy. Cf cleromancy, cubomancy.
astragyromancy Astragalomancy.
astrology Divination through the study of the stars. Astrornartcy, horoscopy, roadomancy, sideromancy, uranomancy. Cf genethlialogy, meteoromancy, selenomancy, synastry. (Similar meaning to words with -mancy suffix.)
astromancy Astrology.
augury Divination through the study of the actions of birds. Ornithomancy, ornithoscopy. Cf alectromancy, theriomancy. (Similar meaning to words with -mancy suffix.)
austromancy Divination through the study of wind. Cf aeromancy, chaomancy.
axinomancy Divination by means of an axe. Cf belomancy, macharomancy. belomancy Divination through the study of an arrow’s flight. Cf axinomancy, macharomancy.
bibliomancy Divination through the medium of a book. Stichomancy.
bletonism Divination through the study of water currents. Cf cylicomancy, hydromancy, lecanomancy, pegomancy. (Similar meaning to words with -mancy suffix.)
botanomancy Divination through the use of herbs and plants. Cf floromancy.
capnomancy Divination through the study of smoke. Cf daphnomancy, empyromancy, libanomancy.
carromancy Divination by dropping melted wax in water. Ceromancy. Cf leconomancy.
cartomancy Divination through the medium of cards. Cf cleromancy.
cartopedy Divination through the study of one’s footsoles. Cf anthroposcopy, armomancy,
chirognomy, physiognomy, paedomancy. (Similar meaning to words with -mancy suffix.)
catoptromancy Divination through the medium of mirrors. Catoxtromancy, enoptromancy. Cf crystallomaney, scrying.
catoxtromancy Catoptromancy.
cattabomancy Divination through the use of vessels of brass or other metals. Cf chalcomancy.
cephaleonomancy Cephalomancy.
cephalomancy Divination by boiling a donkey’s head. Cephaleonomancy.
ceromancy Carramancy.
chalcomancy Divination through the study of tones produced from a brass or copper bowl. Cf cattabomancy. ehaomaney Divination by the study of clouds. Nephelomancy. Cf aeromancy, austromancy.
chartomancy Divination through writing. Graphomancy. Cf logomancy, onomancy.
cheiromancy Divination through the study of the lines upon one’s palm. Chirosophy, chiromancy, palmistry. Cf chirognomy, metopomancy, paedomancy.
chirognomy Divination through the study of the shape of one’s hands. Chirology. Cf cartopedy,
cheiromancy, physiognomy. (Similar meaning to words with -mancy suffix.)
chirology Chirognomy. (Similar meaning to words with -mancy suffix.)
chiromancy Cheiromancy.
chirosophy Cheiromancy. (Similar meaning to words with -mancy suffix.)
choschinomancy Coscinomancy.
chresmomancy Divination through the study of the utterances of a hysterical person. Cf cledonomancy.
cledonomancy Divination through the study of the remarks and events that one has encountered. Cf apantomancy, chresmomancy, transataumancy.
cleromancy Divination through the use of marked items. Cf astragalomancy, cartomancy, cubomancy.
collimancy Divination through the study of one’s neck.
coscinomancy Divination through the use of balances or sieves. Choschinomancy, cosinomancy,
coskinomancy.
cosinomancy Coscinomancy.
coskinomancy Coscinomancy.
crithomancy Divination through the use of corn grain. Cf aleuromancy, alomancy, alphitomancy.
cromniomancy Divination through the study of the growth of onions. Cf floromancy.
crystallomancy Divination through the medium of crystal. Cf catoptromancy, scrying.
cubomancy Divination through the use of dice. Cf astragalomancy, cleromancy.
cylicomancy Divination through the study of vessels of water. Cf bletonism, hydromancy,
lecanomancy, pegomancy.
dactyliomancy Divination through the medium of finger-rings.
daphnomancy Divination through the burning of laurel leaves. Cf capnomancy, empyromancy, libanomancy.
demonomancy Divination through the medium of demons. Cf angelomancy, necromancy, theomancy.
dowsing Divination through the use of a rod, stick or wand. Cf rhabdomancy. (Similar meaning to words with -mancy suffix.)
egromancy Necromancy.
empyromancy Divination from the smoke of holy leaves. Cf capnomancy, daphnomancy, libanomancy.
enoptromancy Catoptromancy.
extispicy Divination through the study of entrails. Haruspicy. Cf anthropomacy, antinopomancy, hepatoscopy, splanchomancy. (Similar meaning to words with -mancy suffix.)
felidomancy Divination through the study of the behavior of cats. Cf theriomancy.
floromancy Divination through the medium of plants. Cf botanomancy, cromniomancy, phyllorhodomancy, sycomancy, tasseography, theriomancy, xylomancy.
gastromancy Divination from the sounds of one’s stomach.
gelomancy Divination through the study of one’s laughter. Geloscopy,
gelotoscopy.
geloscopy Gelomancy. (Similar meaning to words with -mancy suffix.)
gelotoscopy Gelomancy. (Similar meaning to words with -mancy suffix.)
gematria Divination through the study of the numerical values assigned to the names of things. (Similar meaning to words with -mancy suffix.)
genethlialogy The study of the natal horoscope. Cf astrology synastry. (Similar meaning to words with mancy suffix.)
geomancy Divination through the study of items thrown on the ground.
giromancy Gyromancy.
graphomancy Chartomancy.
gyromancy Divination by means of spinning around in a circle until one falls. Giromancy.
halomancy Alomancy.
haruspicy Extispicy.
hepatoscopy Divination through the study of a liver. Cf anthropomancy, antinopomancy, extispicy, splanchomancy. (Similar meaning to words with -mancy suffix.)
heromancy Aeromancy.
hieromancy Divination through the observation of sacrificial items. Hieroscopy
hieroscopy Hieromancy. (Similar meaning to words with -mancy suffix.)
hippomancy Divination through the study of horses. Cf theriomancy.
horoscopy Astrology. (Similar meaning to words with -mancy suffix.)
hydromancy Divination through the study of liquid. Hydroscopy. Cf bletonism, cylicomancy, lecanomancy, pegomancy.
hydroscopy Hydromancy. (Similar meaning to words with -mancy suffix.)
ichnomancy Divination through the study of a person’s position and posture. Cf schematomancy.
ichthyomancy Divination through the study of fish. Cf theriomancy.
idolomancy Divination through the medium of idols.
lampadomancy Divination through the study of candle, lamp or torch flames. Cf lychnomancy, pyromancy.
lecanomancy Divination through the study of ripples created by dropping a rock into water. Cf bletonism, cylicomancy, hydromancy, pegomancy.
leconomancy Divination through the study of oil poured on water. Cf carromancy.
libanomancy Divination through the medium of incense. Livanomancy, turifumy. Cf capnomancy,
daphnomancy, empyromancy.
lithomancy Divination through the study of stones, including gems and jewels. Cf pessomancy.
livanomancy Libanomancy.
logarithmomancy Divination through the use of logarithms. Cf arithmancy, numerology.
logomancy Divination through words. Cf chartomancy, onomancy.
lychnomancy Divination by the study of the flames of three candles placed in a triangle. Cf lampadomancy, pyromancy.
macharomancy Divination through the medium of knives and swords. Cf axinomancy, belomancy.
magastromancy Divination through the use of magic and the stars.
margaritomancy Divination through the use of pearls.
meteoromancy Divination through the study of meteors. Cf astrology, selenomancy.
metopomancy Divination through the study of the lines of one’s forehead. Metoposcopy. Cf chiromancy, phrenology, physiognomy, paedomancy.
metoposcopy Metopomancy. (Similar meaning to words with -mancy suffix.)
molescopy Divination through the study of the moles upon one’s body. Cf phrenology, sternomancy.(Similar meaning to words with -mancy suffix.)
molybdomancy Divination through the study of molten lead.
myomancy Divination through the study of mice and rats. Cf theriomancy.
necromancy Divination through the medium of spirits. cgromancy,
necyomancy,
negromancy,
nephelomancy, Chaomancy
nicromancy,
nigramancy,
nigromancy,
nomancy, Onomancy
numerology Divination through the study of numbers. Cf arithmancy, logarithmomancy. (Similar meaning to words with -mancy suffix.)
nycromancy Necromancy.
nygramancy Necromancy.
oenomancy Divination through the use of wine.
Oinomancy. oinomancy Oenomancy. -mancy
omphalomancy Divination through the study of one’s navel. Cf onychomancy.
oneiromancy Divination through the medium of dreams.
onimancy Onychomancy.
onomancy Divination through the study of the letters of one’s name. Nomancy, onomatomancy, onomomancy. Cf chartomancy, logomancy.
onomatomancy Onomancy.
onomomancy Onomancy.
onychomancy Divination through the study of one’s fingernails. Onimancy,
onymancy. Cf omphalomancy. onymancy Onychomancy.
ophiomancy Divination through the study of the behavior of snakes. Cf theriomancy.
ornithomancy Augury.
ornithoscopy Augury. (Similar meaning to words with -mancy suffix.)
ornomancy Augury.
osteamancy Divination through the medium of bones.
ovomancy Divination through the medium of eggs.
paedomancy Divination through the study of the lines of one’s footsoles. Pedomancy, podomancy, solistry. Cf cartopedy, cheiromancy, metopomancy.
palmistry Cheiromancy. (Similar meaning to words with -mancy suffix.)
pantomancer A master of all forms of divination.
pedomancy Paedomancy.
pegomancy Divination through the study of fountains and springs. Cf bletonism, cylicomancy,
hydromancy, lecanomancy.
perimancie Pyromancy.
pessomancy Divination through the medium of pebbles. Psephomancy. Cf lithomancy.
phrenology Divination through the study of lumps on the head. Cf metopomancy, molescopy,
physiognomy.
phyllorhodomancy Divination from the sound of rose leaves clapped in one’s hands. Cf floromancy.
physiognomy Divination through the study of the shape of one’s face. Cf anthroposcopy, cartopedy,
chirognomy, metopomancy, phrenology. (Similar meaning to words with –mancy suffix.)
podomancy Paedomancy.
psephomancy Pessomancy.
pseudomancy Fraudulent divination.
psychomancy Necromancy.
pyromancy Divination through the medium of fire. Perimancie. Cf lampadomancy, lychnomancy.
rhabdomancy Divination through the use of rods or wands. Cf dowsing.
rhapsodomancy Divination through the random selection of poetic verses.
roadomancy Astrology.
scapulimancy Divination from the shoulderbones of animals. Scapulomancy, spatulamancy. Cf armomancy, theriomancy.
scapulomancy Scapulimancy.
scatomancy Scatoscopy.
scatoseopy Divination through the study of feces. Scatomancy. Cf uromancy.
schematomancy Divination of a person’s history and character through the study of his or her appearance. Cf ichnomancy.
sciamancy Divination through the study of the shadow of a dead person. Sciomancy. Cf necromancy,
thanatomancy.
sciomancy Sciamancy.
scrying Divination through the study of a crystal ball. Cf catoptromancy, crystallomancy. (Similar meaning to words with -mancy suffix.)
scyphomancy Divination through the medium of a cup.
selenomancy Divination through the medium of the moon. Cf astrology, meteoromancy.
sideromancy 1. Divination through the study of straw dropped on hot iron. 2. Astrology. -mancy
solistry Paedomancy. (Similar meaning to words with -mancy suffix.)
sortilege Divination by drawing lots. (Similar meaning to words with -mancy suffix.)
spasmatomancy Divination through the study of a person’s twitches.
spatalamancy Divination through the study of skin, bones and excrement.
spatulamancy Scapulimancy.
splanchomancy Divination through the study of a sacrificial victim’s entrails. Cf anthropomancy, antinopomancy, extispicy, hepatoscopy, spodomancy.
spodomancy Divination through the study of a sacrificial victim’s ashes. Cf splanchomancy, tephromancy.
stareomancy Divination by the study of the elements. Cf aeromancy, geomancy, hydromancy, pyromancy.
sternomancy Divination by the study of the area of the breastbone. Cf molescopy.
stichomancy Bibliomancy.
sycomancy Divination through the use of fig leaves. Cf floromancy.
synastry The comparison of two horoscopes. Cf astrology, genethlialogy. (Similar meaning to words with -mancy suffix.)
tasseography Divination through the medium of tea leaves. (Similar meaning to words with -mancy suffix.)
tephromancy Divination by the study of sacrificial cinders. Tuphramancy. Cf spodomancy.
teratoscopy Divination through the study of monsters. Cf theriomancy. (Similar meaning to words with -mancy suffix.)
thanatomancy Divination through the study of the dead. Cf necromancy, sciamancy, thumomancy.
theomancy Divination through the medium of a god. Cf angelomancy, demonomancy, necromancy.
theriomancy Divination through the study of the behavior of beasts. Zoomancy. Cf alectromancy, apantomancy, augury, felidomancy, floromancy, hippomancy, ichthyomancy, myomancy, ophiomancy,scapulomancy, teratoscopy.
Thumomancy – Divination of the soul (necro, scia, thanato)
Transatamancy – Apauto, cledono
Tupramancy – Tepramancy
Turifumy – Libanomancy
Tyromancy – To divine with cheese
Uranomancy- Atronomical divination
Uromancy – Scatoscopy
Xylomancy – to divine with sticks wood or trees. (floromancy)
Zoomancy – Theriomancy
These entries are from the following reference work found in the Monroe Co. NY Public Library System.
Michaels, Alan,
1960- Title Suffix obsession :a dictionary of all words ending in annual, ennial, anthropy, archy, cracy, cide, culture, gamy, gon, hedron, lagnia, latry, theism, logue, loquy, machy, mancy, mania, nym, phagous, vorous, phany, philia, and phobia / by Alan Michaels.
Publisher Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c1993.
Paging vii, 189 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects English language Suffixes and prefixes Dictionaries.
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