daphnomancy means divination by laurel branches or trees, leaves etc. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.
daphnomancy is pronounced /ˈdæfnəˌmænsi/.
Why “daphnomancy” is a great word
DAPHNOMANCY — [Noun] Divination by interpreting the crackling sounds, flames, or burning behavior of laurel branches or leaves. From the Ancient Greek δάφνη (dáphnē, "laurel, bay tree") + the combining form -mancy (from Greek μαντεία, manteía, "divination"). Unlike pyromancy, which reads any flame, or botanomancy, which burns a host of herbs, daphnomancy is a precise ritual dedicated to the sacred laurel. It is the sharp, prophetic pop of a green leaf on a hot altar, the hopeful king interpreting the sudden flare or slow smolder of a sacred bough, and the sibyl’s patient listening to the hiss and spark of aromatic smoke—a practice that listens for the future in the soft violence of a leaf consuming itself.
noun
- Divination by laurel branches or trees, leaves etc.