lithomantic

9.9

Relating to telling the future using stones or pebbles

adjective
/ˌlɪθəˈmæntɪk/

Literature

: litomántico

The ritual was conducted in a lithomantic tradition, interpreting the arrangement of seven stones.

Examples

During the journey, the seer offered a lithomantic reading to predict favorable outcomes.
Her interest in ancient lithomantic practices led her to study classical occult texts.
The lithomantic readings revealed surprising insights.
She is fascinated by lithomantic practices and their meanings.
The ancient witch performed a lithomantic divination by casting pebbles on a mat to reveal her destiny.
As part of her ritual, she used lithomantic stones to help guide her choices in life.
He discovered a book that explained lithomantic methods and their significance in ancient cultures.

Surface Forms

lithomantic positive

Morphology

lithomantic = lithomancy (opaque) = lithomancy + ic

Formed by standard adjectival suffixation from the noun 'lithomancy'; '-ic' yields 'relating to lithomancy'.

Etymology

Lithomantic comes from two parts: litho- meaning 'stone', as in monolith, and -mantic meaning 'prophecy' or 'telling the future'. So lithomantic describes the practice of using stones or pebbles to read or predict events.