rhabdomancy

Meaning

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

Synonyms

dowsing

dowse

water divining

water-finding

water-divining

Translations

rabdomanzia

rhabdomancie

radiestesia

ραβδοσκοπία

radiesthésie

sourcellerie

radioestesia

wichelroeden

Wasser schüttend

radiestesia

Wünschelrutengehen

Radiästhesie

sourcier

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹæb.dəˌmæn.si/

Etymology

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