gastromancy Meaning, Definition & Usage

Gas`tro*man"cy noun

Etymology

Gastro- + -mancy: cf. F. gastromancy.

Definitions

1. (Antiq.) (a) A kind of divination, by means of words seemingly uttered from the stomach. (b) A species of divination, by means of glasses or other round, transparent vessels, in the center of which figures are supposed to appear by magic art.