I believe you! Stop throwing axes!

The Wordnik Word of the Day for July 19, 2012 is

axinomancy
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(noun) An ancient kind of divination for the detection of crime by means of an ax or axes.

‘Axinomancy’ comes from the Greek ‘axine’ and ‘manteia,’ oracle, divination.

 

Example:
Axinomancy, practised by the Greeks more particularly for the purpose of discovering criminals. An axe poised upon a stake, or an agate on a red-hot aRead More...