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Recent Examples of oneiromancy
The more obvious ones include oneiromancy, as in divination by dreams; arithmancy, which uses numbers for predictive purposes; chiromancy, for reading the future through palm lines; and ceromancy, which bases its predictions on wax poured into water.
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Andrew Cockburn, Harper’s Magazine , 6 Jan. 2023
Andrew Cockburn, Harper’s Magazine , 6 Jan. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oneiromancy
Noun
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This isn't witchcraft or astrology — the cup and handle is a reflection of buyer and seller psychology.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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This, of course, was met with swift backlash from the astrology community.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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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
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Some refer to it as Chinese geomancy; others pass it off as early Taoist ideology.—
Rachel Silva,
ELLE Decor,
8 Mar. 2023
Noun
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Indeed, Absolutely was a project of divination, of spiritual conjuring.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
18 Aug. 2025
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Recently, the method of divination has had another resurgence in modern day.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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“Oneiromancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oneiromancy. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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