Friday Word: Chronomancy
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1word1dayChronomancy - noun.
My apologies--I was at the comic expo last week and still recovering! Thanks to the magic of chronomancy, I can at least backdate my post :-D
Chronomancy is a fantasy word yet at the same time, yet legit enough for Merriam-Webster!. That's because it has been around a long time, and not just in modern usage. Sometimes called hemerology, the practice of using calendar astrology or divination to determine lucky (or unlucky) days has long been used since ancient times.
My apologies--I was at the comic expo last week and still recovering! Thanks to the magic of chronomancy, I can at least backdate my post :-D
Chronomancy is a fantasy word yet at the same time, yet legit enough for Merriam-Webster!. That's because it has been around a long time, and not just in modern usage. Sometimes called hemerology, the practice of using calendar astrology or divination to determine lucky (or unlucky) days has long been used since ancient times.
