Divination by throwing laurel leaves on a sacred fire from a grove sacred to Appollo: According to daphnomancy, if the leaves crackled in the flames, the forecast would be favorable, but if they burned quietly, the prophecy was negative.

Dophonomancy is a kind of prophecy by interpreting the crackle sound of a laurel branch on a fire.

Divination by interpreting the crackle sound of a laurel branch on a fire; daphnomancy: At the party, the guests played dophonomancy while sitting around the fireplace listened to the snapping noises of the laurel branches burning in the flames.