idolomancy

noun

1. Divination by idols, images or figures.

   uncountable

   Idolomancy, by Idolls, Images, Figures...

   1652 Gaule The Magastromancer xix.

Where it comes from

First element is from Late Latin idolum, from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon, “image, idol”). Second element is from Latin -mantīa, ultimately from Ancient Greek μᾰντείᾱ (mănteíā). Equivalent to idol + -mancy.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry idolomancy (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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