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alectryomancy
Sep. 10th, 2010 07:12 amalectryomancy (uh-LEK-tree-oh-man-see) - n., divination by means of a rooster.
The most common method being to scatter grains, for example on an alphabet, and seeing which ones he picks up. But there are other ways of observing meaning in the stochasticity of cocks, including divining from a sacrificed one. Also spelled alectromancy and alectormancy. From Greek, from alektōr, rooster + -manteia, divination -- which first word is indeed related to the name Alexander, both being derived from a root meaning to ward or drive off.
---L.
The most common method being to scatter grains, for example on an alphabet, and seeing which ones he picks up. But there are other ways of observing meaning in the stochasticity of cocks, including divining from a sacrificed one. Also spelled alectromancy and alectormancy. From Greek, from alektōr, rooster + -manteia, divination -- which first word is indeed related to the name Alexander, both being derived from a root meaning to ward or drive off.
---L.
