alectryomancy

noun

alec·try·o·man·cy | \ ə-ˈlek-trē-ō-ˌman(t)-sē\

variants: or alectoromancy \ ə-ˈlek-tə-rō-ˌman(t)-sē \

plural -es

Definition of alectryomancy

: divination by means of a cock encircled by grains of corn placed on the letters of the alphabet which are then put together in the order in which the grains were eaten

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alectryomancer \ ə-ˈlek-trē-ō-ˌman(t)-sər \ noun, plural alectryomancers

The alectryomancers knew how to tap the power of the living chicken. A temple priest would scribe a circle on the ground, mark the letters of the alphabet around it, and place a kernel of corn on each letter. — Bob Sheasley, Home to Roost, 2008

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