Gastromancy is from Greek "gastēr" (meaning "belly") and "manteia" (meaning "prophecy"). It can refer to:
* Crystal ball gazing: i.e., gazing into round ("belly-shaped") objects.
* Divination by use of guttural sounds (i.e., from the belly).
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Gastromancy — Gas tro*man cy, n. [Gastro + mancy: cf. F. gastromancy.] (Antiq.) (a) A kind of divination, by means of words seemingly uttered from the stomach. (b) A species of divination, by means of glasses or other round, transparent vessels, in the center… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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