Thesaurus: gastromancy

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1. n. A kind of divination, by means of words seemingly uttered from the stomach.
2. n. 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.
3. (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.
4. gastromancy (uncountable) Divination by interpreting the sounds and signs of the belly. It is now sometimes associated as being a form of ventriloquism, where vocal sounds are produced from the belly. Divination by noting magical visions in large-bellied glasses. It is sometimes described as a technique where a child is placed in front of a glass filled with water, the images in the glass were then interpreted. Similar to crystallomancy.