n. [ Gr. gy^ros ring, circle + -mancy: cf. F. gyromancie. ] A kind of divination performed by drawing a ring or circle, and walking in or around it. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. geomance, geomancie, F. géomance, géomancie, LL. geomantia, fr. Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + mantei`a divination. ] A kind of divination by means of figures or lines, formed by little dots or points, originally on the earth, and latterly on paper.
(n)divination by means of signs connected with the earth (as points taken at random or the arrangement of particles thrown down at random or from the configuration of a region and its relation to another)
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n. [ OE. geomance, geomancie, F. géomance, géomancie, LL. geomantia, fr. Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + mantei`a divination. ] A kind of divination by means of figures or lines, formed by little dots or points, originally on the earth, and latterly on paper.