Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Divination by means of a head. See also
cephalonomancy .
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- noun
Divination by the study of the skull or head of adonkey orgoat . Sometimes mentioned as the roasting of an ass's head on hot coals.
Etymologies
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cephalo- + -mancy, from Ancient Greek kephalos, "head".
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strev commented on the word cephalomancy
ask Michael Jackson
April 4, 2009
john commented on the word cephalomancy
“Divination by study of the shape of the skull or head, esp. of a donkey or goat.�? Many citations here.
April 4, 2009