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Gastromancy
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(from γαστήρ, the belly, and μαντεία, divination), a mode of divination .practiced among the ancient Greeks, by filling certain round glasses with pure water, placing lighted torches round them, then praying to the deity in a low, muttering voice, and proposing the question which they wished answered. Certain images were now observed in the glass, representing what was to happen.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Gastromancy'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/g/gastromancy.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Gastromancy'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/g/gastromancy.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
