n. [ Gr. &unr_;, salt + -mancy: cf. F. alomancie, halomancie. ] Divination by means of salt.
n. [ Anglo'cf + mania. ] A mania for, or an inordinate attachment to, English customs, institutions, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One affected with Anglomania. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_; ankle bone, die + -mancy. ] Divination by means of small bones or dice. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; arrow + &unr_; a diviner: cf. F. bélomancie. ] A kind of divination anciently practiced by means of marked arrows drawn at random from a bag or quiver, the marks on the arrows drawn being supposed to foreshow the future. Encyc. Brit. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr.
n. Dactyliomancy. [ R. ] Am. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. Galli Gauls + mania madness. ] An excessive admiration of what is French. --
n. See Alomancy. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ NL., fr. megalo- + mania. ] (Pathol.) A form of mental alienation in which the patient has grandiose delusions. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Omphalo- + -mancy. ] Divination by means of a child's navel, to learn how many children the mother may have. Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Phyllo- + mania. ] (Bot.) An abnormal or excessive production of leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]