Kaj_Sotala comments on Mostly silly alternatives to the word 'rationalist' - Less Wrong Discussion
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I'm reminded of the amusing sidebar in the RPG Unknown Armies, which uses the -mancy suffix for all of its magical schools.
(And yes, Pornomancy is pretty much what it sounds like. For maximum weirdness, see also pages 14-15 of this preview PDF. Unknown Armies is awesome.)
I'm saddened by their use of "should," or maybe "technically."
Etymology is not meaning. In modern English, "mancy" means magic, Greek root be damned.