Onomancy

on'o-man'si, n. Divination by the letters of a name. [Gr. onoma, a name (q. v.), and manteia, divination.] — Onomas'tic on, -tl-kon, n. A collection of names and terms dictionary commonplace book. [Gr. onomastikos, pert, to names or naming.]— On'omat'opoela, -o-pe'ya, n. (Gram. & Rhet.) The theory that words are formed to resemble the sound made by the thing signified. The use of a word whose sound corresponds to the sound of the thing signified. [Gr. onomatopoiia; poiein, to make.] — On'omat'opoetlc, -o-po-etlk, a. Formed to resemble the sound of the thing signified. Onset, Onto, Onward, etc. See under On.