rhabdomancy

Betekenis (Engels)

Divination with wands or rods, especially to use a divining rod to find things below the ground.

Sinonieme

water-finding

water-divining

Vertalings

ραβδοσκοπία

sourcellerie

Wasser schüttend

Wünschelrutengehen

Radiästhesie

Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈɹæb.dəˌmæn.si/
Etimologie (Engels)

From rhabdo- + -mancy, first attested in 1646. From Latin rhabdomantīa, from Ancient Greek ῥαβδομαντεία (rhabdomanteía), from ῥάβδος (rhábdos, “rod”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination”).

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