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Capnomancy

Capnomancy

capnomancy

(Greek: kapnos, smoke; manteia, divination)

Divination by the ascent or motion of smoke. This custom, started in early Greece , was considered a favorable omen if the smoke from burned incense or in connection with a sacrifice rose vertically.

Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Capnomancy

(from , snzoke,.and , divination) is a species of divination employed by the ancient heathen in their sacrifices. If the smoke was thin and light, and went straight upwards, the omen was favorable; but if the smoke was thick and dark, and rested like a cloud over the fire, the omen was unfavorable.

Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature