different between hepatomancy vs hepatoscopy

hepatomancy

English

Etymology

hepato- +? -mancy

Noun

hepatomancy (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of hepatoscopy (divination from entrails)

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hepatoscopy

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek [Term?], from ?????? (h?patos), genitive form of ???? (hêpar, liver) + ?????? (skopé?, to see). Equivalent to hepato- +? -scopy.

Noun

hepatoscopy (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Divination by the liver of an animal or bird. The liver was divided into sections, each section representing a deity, and the markings in these zones were important.
    • 1973 Collier's Encyc. x.
      Hepatomancy...animal livers

Synonyms

  • hepatomancy

Hypernyms

  • haruspicy

hepatoscopy From the web:

  • what does hepatoscopy mean
  • what does hepatoscopy
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