Coscinomancy
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Coscinomancy
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Coscinomancy is a form of divination utilising a sieve and shears, used in ancient Greece, medieval and early modern Europe and 17th century New England, to determine the guilty party in a criminal offense, find answers to questions, etc. The term comes into English via both New Latin and Medieval Latin coscinomantia, and is ultimately derived from the Ancient Greek koskinomantis a diviner using a sieve, from koskinon a sieve. The word is mentioned by a number of Ancient Greek writers, including
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Type of divination
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coscinomancy
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2021-10-26T19:38:44Z
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