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chiromancy

[ kahy-ruh-man-see ]

noun



chiromancy

/ ˈkaɪrəˌmænsɪ /

noun

  1. another word for palmistry


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Derived Forms

  • ˈchiroˌmancer, noun

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Other Words From

  • chiro·mancer noun
  • chiro·mantic chiro·manti·cal adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chiromancy1

First recorded in 1520–30; chiro- + -mancy

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Example Sentences

I have brought the party hither, that you may use palmistry, or chiromancy if such is your pleasure.

For how many gipsies and pretenders to chiromancy have we in London and in the country?

Four membra treat of the discovery of character by chiromancy, physiognomy, dreams and astrology.

The observation was new to him, and he seemed to be interested in it, as he always was in anything like chiromancy or metoscopy.

Her husband, Monvoisin, was an unsuccessful jeweller, and she practised chiromancy and face-reading to retrieve their fortunes.

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