Rhabdomancy Definition

Origin of Rhabdomancy

• First attested in 1646. From Latin rhabdomantÄ«a, from Ancient Greek ῥαβδομαντεία (rhabdomanteia), from ῥάβδος (rhabdos, “rod") + μαντεία (manteia, “divination").

  From Wiktionary

• Late Greek rhabdomanteia Greek rhabdos rod wer-² in Indo-European roots Greek -manteia -mancy

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition