chartomancy

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, leaf of paper) +‎ -mancy.

Noun

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chartomancy (uncountable)

  1. Divination by interpreting inscriptions on writing paper.
    • 1652 Gaule The Magastromancer xix.
      Chartomancy, by writing in papers []
    • [1973, Walter B. Gibson, Litzka R. Gibson, The Complete Illustrated Book of Divination and Prophecy, London: Souvenir Press, published 1987, →ISBN, page 315:
      CHARTOMANCY: Divination by writing or interpreting inscriptions, sometimes of mysterious origin. Predictions written in invisible ink, which appears when papers are heated, come in this general category. So do greeting cards.]

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