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Oenomancy

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Gr. οινος , winze, and μαντεία, divination), a species of divination practiced by ancient Greeks, in which they drew conjectures from the color, motion, and other circumstances connected with the wine used in libations to the gods.

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