CRITHOMANCY

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Crith″o‐man′cy (krĭth″ō̍‐măn′sy̆), n. [[Gr. κριθαί, pl., barley + -mancy: cf. F. crithomancie.]] A kind of divination by means of the dough of the cakes offered in the ancient sacrifices, and the meal strewed over the victims.