different between machairomancy vs macharomancy

English

Ancient Greek [Term?] (“dagger”) +? -mancy

macharomancy (uncountable)

Divination by interpreting swords, daggers and knives. This was popular in Scotland where on July 31st it was performed to predict the deaths and marriages of the following year.
- 1652, Gaule The Magastromancer xix.
  Macharomancy, by knives or swords […]
- 1973, Gibson Complete Illust. Bk Div. & Prophecy
  MACHAROMANCY: Use of swords, daggers, and knives as instruments of divination. Presumably of ancient origin.

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