Synonyms for rhabdomancy

Most common

douse · dowsing

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Divination with wands or rods, especially to use a divining rod to find things below the ground.

Related words

Other spellings

rabdomancy rhadomancy

Example sentences

• douse The rain wasn't heavy enough to douse the fire.
• dowsing The dowser used a dowsing rod to search for water.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

douse¹

7 letters

dowsing²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dowsing² = 2 syllables).