chiromancy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkaɪ.ɹə(ʊ).mæn.si/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkaɪ.ɹoʊ.mæn.si/ (General-American)
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English ciromancie, from Middle French chiromantie, chiromancie, from Latin chīromantīa, from Ancient Greek χειρομαντεία (kheiromanteía), from χειρο- (kheiro-, “hand-”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination, fortune-telling”). Equivalent to chiro- + -mancy.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Synonym of palmistry: fortune-telling performed by reading another's hand.
Modern palmistry differs from the ancient methods in concentrating on what is called chirognomy at the expense of chiromancy.
1995, C. Walker Encyc, Secret Knowledge:If they fore-tell things that shall happen by signes that they see in lines of a mans hand; then it is called Chyromancie...
1620, J. Melton Astrologaster, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chyromancie | alternative | lexicographic | |
| chiromancies | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| chyromancy | alternative | lexicographic | |
| chiromancie | alternative | lexicographic | |
| chyromancia | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cheiromancy | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
chiromantical · chiromantic · chiromancer