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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Divination by means of cheese.
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Special thanks to EscapePod. org for publishing a great series of superhero stories (of course thanks to Jeffrey R. Derego for writing them!) and providing me the inspiration to find a way to work tyromancy and sycomancy into a play.
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Special thanks to EscapePod. org for publishing a great series of superhero stories (of course thanks to Jeffrey R. Derego for writing them!) and providing me the inspiration to find a way to work tyromancy and sycomancy into a play.
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Comments on Weinberger article Taxonomies out of the box « Where Rasta Meets Pasta 2007
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By tyromancy, whereof we make some proof in a great Brehemont cheese which I here keep by me.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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By tyromancy, whereof we make some proof in a great Brehemont cheese which I here keep by me.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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By tyromancy, whereof we make some proof in a great Brehemont cheese which I here keep by me.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 Fran��ois Rabelais 1518
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In a previous post I introduced you to the idea of divination by cheese (tyromancy) - and now I bring to you the alternative idea of aleuromancy (or alphitomancy) - or divination by bread (or a bread-like material).
The Old Foodie 2009
missanthropist commented on the word tyromancy
Divination by the coagulation of cheese!
John Gaule's Magicall Astrologicall Diviner, 1652
May 17, 2008
whichbe commented on the word tyromancy
Also known as tiromancy.
May 17, 2008
seanahan commented on the word tyromancy
Hmm, I thought this one would have something to do with the word tyro.
May 19, 2008
ruzuzu commented on the word tyromancy
I had the same thought, seanahan.
May 22, 2017