Anthropomancy

/ˌænθrəpəˈmænsi/ noun

Divination or fortune-telling based on human sacrifice or observing the behavior and organs of humans.

From Greek 'anthropos' (human) + 'manteia' (divination). This term refers to a practice found in ancient cultures where human suffering or death was interpreted as prophecy—one of history's darkest forms of divination.

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