rhabdomancy

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Concepten

wichelroeden

Synoniemen

dowsing

dowse

water divining

water-finding

water-divining

Vertalingen

ραβδοσκοπία

rabdomanzia

radiestesia

rhabdomancie

radiesthésie

sourcellerie

radioestesia

Wasser schüttend

radiestesia

Wünschelrutengehen

Radiästhesie

sourcier

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɹæb.dəˌmæn.si/

Etymologie (Engels)

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