tephramancy

English

Alternative forms

• tephromancy

Etymology

From tephra +‎ -mancy.

Noun

tephramancy (uncountable)

1. Divination by ashes, especially, especially those of a victim has been sacrificed.

   Synonym: spodomancy

References

• “tephramancy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.