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Catoptromancy

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(κάτοπτρον, a mirror, and μαντεία, prophecy), a species of divination by which objects or persons are alleged to appear to the eyes of a spectator in a mirror. (See DIVINATION).

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Catoptromancy'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/catoptromancy.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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