causimomancy means divination by studying the behaviour of objects placed in a fire. Related to empyromancy and pyromancy. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.
Why “causimomancy” is a great word
CAUSIMOMANCY — [Noun] Divination by interpreting the movements, cracks, or consumption of objects deliberately cast into flames. From Ancient Greek καύσιμος (kaúsimos, "fit for burning") and μαντεία (manteía, "prophecy, divination"). Unlike pyromancy, which broadly interprets the flames themselves, or empyromancy, which often reads the shapes of ashes, causimomancy is the precise study of an object's struggle in the crucible. It is the sacrificial curl of a dry leaf, the violent spit of a damp pine knot, and the stubborn, silent endurance of a river stone—each a convulsive, mortal drama read for meaning in the theatre of its own consumption, a whispered forecast of how a thing will meet its end.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek καύσιμος (kaúsimos, “fit for burning”), from καῦσις (kaûsis, “burning”), from καίω (kaíō, “to burn”).
noun
- Divination by studying the behaviour of objects placed in a fire. Related to empyromancy and pyromancy.“Causimomancy: Divination by fire. It is a happy presage when combustible objects cast into the fire do not burn.”