Crithomancy

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crithomancy \Crith"o*man`cy\ (kr[i^]th"[-o]*m[a^]n`s[y^]), n.
     [Gr. kriqai`, pl., barley + -mancy: cf. F. crithomancie.]
     A kind of divination by means of the dough of the cakes
     offered in the ancient sacrifices, and the meal strewed over
     the victims.
     [1913 Webster]