Astragalomancy vs. Cleromancy

Astragalomancynoun

Divination by dice made from huckle-bones. They have four flat sides and two round sides which were marked.

Cleromancynoun

Divination by casting lots (sortilege).

Astragalomancynoun

Divination by throwing astragaloi (see etymology above) onto the pages of a picture book.

Cleromancynoun

Divination by throwing dice or any such marked objects, like beans, pebbles, or bone.

Astragalomancynoun

Simply divination by dice.

Cleromancynoun

A divination by throwing dice or casting lots.

Astragalomancynoun

Divination by means of small bones or dice.

Cleromancy

Cleromancy is a form of sortition (casting of lots) in which an outcome is determined by means that normally would be considered random, such as the rolling of dice, but that are sometimes believed to reveal the will of God, or other universal forces and entities.

Astragalomancy

Astragalomancy, also known as astragyromancy, is a form of divination that uses dice specially marked with letters or numbers. Originally, as with dice games, the were knucklebones or other small bones of quadrupeds.

‘dice’;