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pyromancy

pyromancy

9.9
To use fire to predict the future by reading its shapes and movements
  • noun
  • /ˈpaɪrəˌmænsi/
  • Literature
translation icon : piromancia
  • Legends describe how oracles used pyromancy by reading the shapes in dancing flames.

Examples

  • The ancient priest practiced pyromancy to predict the outcome of the harvest.

  • In some cultures, pyromancy was considered an important tool for making decisions.

  • The ancient art of pyromancy fascinated many scholars.

  • Are you familiar with pyromancy as a form of divination?

  • Legends describe how oracles used pyromancy by reading the shapes in dancing flames.

  • In some cultures, pyromancy was considered an important tool for making decisions.

  • The ancient priest practiced pyromancy to predict the outcome of the harvest.

Synonyms

divination
vspyromancy
8 9.9

The act of trying to find the future using magic or signs

focuses specifically on reading flames, especially their shapes and movements
hydromancy
vspyromancy
  • Archaic
9.9

A way of trying to tell the future by watching water

uses flames instead of water, focusing on shapes and motion of fire
lithomancy
vspyromancy
  • Literature
9.9

The use of stones to tell the future by looking at their patterns

relies on moving flames rather than fixed stone patterns to interpret signs

Surface Forms

pyromancy singular
pyromancies plural

Morphology

pyromancy = pyro (opaque) = pyro + mancy

The term uses a classical combining form and a specialized suffix, so an average learner is unlikely to infer the meaning from the parts alone.

Etymology

Pyromancy comes from the Greek parts pyro- 'fire' and -mancy 'predicting the future'. It literally means 'reading the fire', which is why it refers to predicting the future by watching the shapes and movement of flames.