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- noun rare
Divination by interpreting rainwater.Omens are drawn from the various formations and sizes of rain puddles, and bowls of rainwater are gazed upon untilclairvoyant visions appear on the surface of the water, or in the mind's eye. This is considered in some cases to be more important thanhydromancy because rain has fallen from theheavens , making itsacred .
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From hydato- + -scopy.
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