onomancy

noun

on·​o·​man·​cy

ˈänəˌman(t)sē,

ōˈnämənsē

plural -es

: divination from the letters of a name

Word History

Etymology

obsolete French onomancie, from Middle French, irregular from Greek onoma name + Middle French -mancie -mancy

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