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hippomancy
Divination with horse(s); the Celts kept white horses in consecrated groves; ancient Germans kept similar steeds in their temples.
If on leaving the temple at the out-break of hostilities, the horses crossed the temple threshold with the left forefoot first, the prophecy was regarded as an evil omen and the war was abandoned. A horse’s pace was also interpreted.
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-mancy, -mancer, -mantic, -mantical
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