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Definition: Onomancy |
OnomancyNoun1. Divination by the letters of a name. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Onomancy \On"o*man`cy\, noun. [Greek expression name -mancy. Compare to Nomancy.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Prediction | Coscinomancy; by a suspended ring, Dactyliomancy; by dots made at random on paper, Geomancy; by precious stones, Lithomancy; by pebbles, Pessomancy; by pebbles drawn from a heap, Psephomancy; by mirrors, Catoptromancy; by writings in ashes, Tephramancy; by dreams, Oneiromancy; by the hand, Palmistry, Chiromancy; by nails reflecting the sun's rays, Onychomancy; by finger rings, Dactylomancy; by numbers, Arithmancy; by drawing lots, Sortilege; by passages in books, Stichomancy; by the letters forming the name of the person, Onomancy, Nomancy; by the features, Anthroposcopy; by the mode of laughing, Geloscopy; by ventriloquism, Gastromancy; by walking in a circle, Gyromancy; by dropping melted wax into water, Ceromancy; by currents, Bletonism; by the color and peculiarities of wine, Oenomancy. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Onomancy |
| English words defined with "onomancy": Onomantical, Onomomancy. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "onomancy": Nomancy. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "onomancy"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Ukranian | ворожіння на іменах. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Words rhyming with "onomancy" (pronounced 'On"o*man`cy'): Aeromancy, Alectoromancy, Alectryomancy, Aleuromancy, Alomancy, Al-phitomancy, Anthracomancy, Anthropomancy, Arithmancy, Astragalomancy, Austromancy, Axinomancy, Belomancy, Bibliomancy, Botanomancy, Capnomancy, Cartomancy, Catoptromancy, Ceromancy, Chaomancy, Chartomancy, Cleromancy, Coscinomancy, Crystallomancy, Dactyliomancy, Dactylomancy, Daphnomancy, Geomancy, Hieromancy, Homocercy, hydromancy, Lecanomancy, lithomancy, -mancy, Meteoromancy, Metopomancy, Myomancy, Necromancy, Oneiromancy, Onomomancy, Onychomancy, Ophiomancy, Ornithomancy, Pedomancy, Pegomancy, Psychomancy, Pyromancy, Rabdomancy, Rhapsodomancy, Sciomancy. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-m-n-n-o-o-y" | |
-2 letters: anonym, canyon, noncom. | |
-3 letters: ancon, annoy, anomy, canny, canon, cyano, macon, moony, nancy. | |
-4 letters: anon, coma, conn, cony, coon, cyan, cyma, mano, many, mayo, moan, mono, mony, moon, myna, noma, nona, noon. | |
-5 letters: any, cam, can, cay, con, coo, coy, mac, man, may, moa, moc, mon, moo, nam, nan, nay, nom, noo, oca, yam. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-m-n-n-o-o-y" | |
+3 letters: oneiromancy. | |
+4 letters: companionway, condemnatory, countrywoman, monosynaptic, oleandomycin. | |
+5 letters: companionably, companionways, concomitantly, monogenically, monotonically, oleandomycins, unconformably. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4F 6E 6F 6D 61 6E 63 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)--- -. --- -- .- -. -.-. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001111 01101110 01101111 01101101 01100001 01101110 01100011 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)O n o m a n c y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004F 006E 006F 006D 0061 006E 0063 0079 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4980817967806991 |
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