chiromancy
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- cheiromancy
- chiromancie, chyromancia, chyromancie, chyromancy (all obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
chiro- + -mancy, from Middle French chiromancie.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
divination performed by examining the palms
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References[edit]
- chiromancy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.