Definition
Divination or fortune-telling by observing or interpreting the clavicle (collarbone), or divination using keys (from the alternate meaning of 'kleido').
Etymology
From Greek 'kleido-' (key or clavicle) plus '-mancy' (divination, from 'manteia'). This is an obscure term combining medical/anatomical terminology with fortune-telling practices.
Kelly Says
Cleidomancy probably never existed as an actual divination practice, but it demonstrates how productive Greek and Latin morphemes are—linguists can construct terms for things that have never been part of human culture, creating words that sound legitimate but may be completely fictional.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ክሊዶማንሲ
kli-doh-man-see
ARالعربية
كليدو曼سيا
kli-doh-man-see-ya
BNবাংলা
ক্লেইডোম্যান্সি
kleido-man-see
CACatalà
cleidomancia
klei-doh-man-see-a
CSČeština
kleidomancie
klei-doh-man-see
DADansk
cleidomancy
klei-doh-man-see
DEDeutsch
Cleidomancy
klei-doh-man-see
ELΕλληνικά
κλειδομαντεία
kleido-man-tee-a
ESEspañol
cleidomancia
klei-doh-man-see-a
FAفارسی
کلیدومانسی
kaleido-man-see
FISuomi
cleidomancy
klei-doh-man-see
FRFrançais
cléo-mancie
kleo-man-see
GUGU
કલેઈડોમાન્સી
kaleido-man-see
HAHA
cleidomancy
klei-doh-man-see
HEעברית
קליידומנטיה
kli-doh-man-ti-ya
HIहिन्दी
क्लेइडोमैन्सी
kleido-man-see
HUMagyar
cleidomancia
klei-doh-man-see-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
cleidomancy
klei-doh-man-see
IGIG
cleidomancy
klei-doh-man-see
ITItaliano
cleidomanzia
klei-doh-man-zee-a
JA日本語
クレイドオマンシー
kureido oman-shii
KKKK
cleidomancy
klei-doh-man-see
KMKM
ក្លីដូម៉ានសី
kli-doh-man-see
KO한국어
클레이도망시
keureido man-shi
MRMR
क्लेइडोमॅन्सी
kleido-man-see
MSBahasa Melayu
cleidomancy
klei-doh-man-see
MYမြန်မာ
ကလိဒိုမန်စီ
ka-lei-doh-man-see
NLNederlands
cleidomancy
klei-doh-man-see
NONorsk
cleidomancy
klei-doh-man-see
PAPA
ਕਲੇਡੋਮੈਂਸੀ
kaleido-man-see
PLPolski
kleidomancja
klei-doh-man-cha
PTPortuguês
cleidomância
klei-doh-man-see-sa
RORomână
cleidomanție
klei-doh-man-tee-e
RUРусский
клеидомантия
klido-man-ti-ya
SVSvenska
cleidomancy
klei-doh-man-see
SWKiswahili
cleidomancy
klei-doh-man-see
TAதமிழ்
கிளியிடோமான்சி
kili-do-mo-man-see
TEతెలుగు
కిలైడోమన్సి
kili-do-man-see
THไทย
คลีโดมานซี
klee-doh-man-see
TLTL
cleidomancy
klei-doh-man-see
TRTürkçe
kleidomansi
klei-doh-man-see
UKУкраїнська
клеїдомантія
kley-doh-man-ti-ya
URاردو
کلیڈو منسی
kali-doh-man-see
VITiếng Việt
cleidomancy
klay-doh-man-see
YOYO
cleidomancy
klei-doh-man-see
ZH中文
克莱多占卜
kè lái duō zhàn bǔ
ZUZU
cleidomancy
klei-doh-man-see