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BIBLIOMANCY (from the Gr. 81f3Xtov, a book, and aareia, prophecy)

BIBLIOMANCY (from the Gr. 81f3Xtov, a
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BOOK
book, and aareia, prophecy) , a

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FORM (Lat. forma)

form of

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divination (q.v.) by means of the

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Bible or other books . The method employed is to open the Bible hap-

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HAZARD (0. Fr. hazard, from Span. czar, unlucky throw at dice, misfortune, from Arab. al, and zar, dice)

hazard and be guided by the first

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VERSE (from Lat. versus, literally a line or furrow drawn by turning the plough, from vertere, and afterwards signifying an arrangement of syllables into feet)

verse which catches the

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eye . Among the Greeks and

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Romans the practice was known underthe name of sortes Homericae or sortes Virgilianae, the books consulted being those of

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HOMER, WINSLOW (1836-191o)

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