Meaning & use
Gyromancy
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A method of divination in which a person walks in a marked circle until dizzy, interpreting the point of falling as an answer.
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Ancient texts describe gyromancy as a way to select a leader by having candidates walk in circles until one collapsed on a chosen letter.
The novel's fortune-teller claimed to practice gyromancy, spinning clients until they fell toward their fate.
A note on using this word
The word combines Greek "gyros" (circle) with the suffix "-mancy" (divination), also found in "necromancy" and "chiromancy."
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