Definitions For Coscinomancy

Noun

COSCINOMANCY (uncountable) divination, divination by the use of a suspended sieve sometimes from tongs or shears. The movement of the sieve when a person's name or word is spoken is interpreted.

Alternative forms

Most of these are erroneous and are not in use: choschinomancy choschinomancie coskinomancy koskinomancy cosinomancy coskiomancy cosnomancy coskniomancy coseinomancy

Etymology

(Ancient Greek)  koskinomantis, "a diviner using a sieve", from koskinon, "a sieve".