Amniomancy
A form of divination practiced by using a caul, or membrane which sometimes envelopes a child's head at birth. From inspecting the caul wise women would foretell the future of the baby.
Amniomancy
From the Latin 'amnion' (meaning membrane), it is a method of divination by means of the membrane which sometimes envelopes the head of a baby at birth.
 See also: Divination, Fortune, World
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