astragalomancy
nounEtymology From Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος (astrágalos) + -mancy.
1
Any form of divination by dice.
2
Divination by dice made from huckle-bones. They have four flat sides and two round sides which were marked.
3
Divination by throwing astragaloi (see etymology above) onto the pages of a picture book.
- Synonyms
- astragyromancy