different between pyromancy vs causimomancy

English

Etymology

pyro- +? -mancy

Noun

pyromancy (uncountable)

1. Divination by fire; the use of fire to supernaturally gain information.
2. The magical power of conjuring or controlling fire.

Synonyms

• (conjuring or controlling fire): pyrokinesis

Hyponyms

• alomancy, divination by salt, one type of which involves casting salt into a fire
• botanomancy, divination by burning plants
• capnomancy, divination by smoke; light, thin smoke that rose straight up was a good omen; otherwise, a bad one.
• causinomancy, divination by burning (non-specific as to the object burned)
• daphnomancy (also, empyromancy), divination by burning laurel leaves
• osteomancy, divination using bones, one type of which involves heating to produce cracks
• plastromancy, divination using turtle plastrons; in China, this was done by heating pits carved into them.
• scapulimancy, divination by scapulae; in Asia and North America, this was done pyromantically.
• sideromancy, divination by burning straw.

Related terms

• pyromancer
• pyromantic

English

Alternative forms

• causinomancy

Etymology

Ancient Greek kausimos, "fit for burning", from kausis, "burning heat".

Noun

causimomancy (uncountable)

1. Divination by studying the behaviour of objects placed in a fire. Related to empyromancy and pyromancy.
   • 1920 L. Spence Encyc. Occult

     Causimomancy: Divination by fire. It is a happy presage when combustible objects cast into the fire do not burn.

   • 1973 L. Watson Supernature ix.

     Precoginition means "knowing in advance," and systems of knowing cover just about every possible source of variation. They include..causimomancy (the study of objects placed in the fire)... None of these need be taken seriously...