noun
- the practice of divination by fire
Usage: archaic; occult
Examples
- Ancient priests practiced pyromancy by interpreting the flames of sacred fires.
- The fortune teller claimed to use pyromancy to predict the future.
- Pyromancy was one of many forms of divination used in medieval times.
- She studied various occult practices including pyromancy and crystal gazing.
- The ritual involved pyromancy, reading omens in the flickering firelight.