bibliomancy

英 ['bɪblɪə(ʊ)mænsɪ] 美 ['bɪblɪə,mænsi]
  • n. 圣经占卜
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bibliomancy (n.)
1753, "divination by opening a book (especially the Bible) at random," the first verse presenting itself being taken as a prognostication of future events, from biblio- + -mancy. In pagan times, Homer (sortes Homericae) and Virgil (sortes Virgilianae) were used.