pyromancy
Pyromancy is the act of attempting to tell the future using fire. Some people believe that ancient Greeks performed pyromancy. Don't dabble in pyromancy if you know what's good for you.
Pyromancy is a very old fashioned kind of divination, or fortune telling. While pyromancy comes up most often in myths and fantasy novels, as well as computer games, it was actually on a list of "forbidden arts" during the Renaissance. The method of pyromancy varies, but it mainly involves seeing shapes within a flame and using them to predict future events. In Greek, pyros means "fire," and manteia means "divination."
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divination by fire or flamestype of:divination, foretelling, fortune telling, soothsayingthe art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
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The ancients believed that the universe was composed of five basic elements: earth, air, fire, water, and sky. The Greek and Latin words for these elements still show up in our language today. Learn these words that come from the Greek word pyr, meaning "fire." Here are links to our complete set of Elements of the Universe lists: Cosm, Cosmo ("Universe") / Terr, Terra ("Earth") / Geo ("Earth") / Hydr, Hydro ("Water") / Aqua ("Water") / Ign, Igni ("Fire") / Pyr, Pyro ("Fire") / Aer, Aero ("Air") / Aether ("Sky") / Aster, Astro ("Star") / Sol ("Sun")
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Learn these words derived from the roots ign and pyr, meaning "fire."