Crithomancy \Crith"o*man`cy\ (kr[i^]th"[-o]*m[a^]n`s[y^]), n.
[Gr. kriqai`, pl., barley + -mancy: cf. F. crithomancie.]
A kind of divination by means of the dough of the cakes
offered in the ancient sacrifices, and the meal strewed over
the victims.
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