chiromancy
English
Alternative forms
- cheiromancy
- chiromancie, chyromancia, chyromancie, chyromancy (all obsolete)
Etymology
chiro- + -mancy, from Middle French chiromancie.
Pronunciation
Noun
chiromancy (usually uncountable, plural chiromancies)
- Divination performed by examining the lines in the palms.
- 1620 J. Melton Astrologaster
- If they fore-tell things that shall happen by signes that they see in lines of a mans hand; then it is called Chyromancie...
- 1995 C. Walker Encyc. Secret Knowledge
- Modern palmistry differs from the ancient methods in concentrating on what is called chirognomy at the expense of chiromancy.
- 1620 J. Melton Astrologaster
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
divination performed by examining the palms
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References
- “chiromancy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.