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the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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Lecanomancy
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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a species of divination (q.v.), performed by means of a basin, with wedges of gold or silver marked with certain characters. The wedges were Suspended over the water, and the daemon formally invoked, when he gave the response in a low hissing sound passing through the water.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Lecanomancy'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​l/lecanomancy.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Lecanomancy'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​l/lecanomancy.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.