Bibliomancy
divination by means of a book, especially the Bible, opened at random to some verse or passage, which is then interpreted.
Historical Examples
Witch, Warlock, and Magician William Henry Davenport Adams
noun
prediction of the future by interpreting a passage chosen at random from a book, esp the Bible
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