"chiromancy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkaɪ.ɹəʊ.mæn.si/, /ˈkaɪ.ɹə.mæn.si/ Forms: chiromancies [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French chiromancie, from Latin chīromantīa, from Ancient Greek χειρομαντεία (kheiromanteía), from χειρο- (kheiro-, “hand-”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination, fortune-telling”). Equivalent to chiro- + -mancy. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|chiromancie}} Middle French chiromancie, {{der|en|la|chīromantīa}} Latin chīromantīa, {{der|en|grc|χειρομαντεία}} Ancient Greek χειρομαντεία (kheiromanteía), {{m|grc|χειρο-||hand-}} χειρο- (kheiro-, “hand-”), {{m|grc|μαντεία||divination, fortune-telling}} μαντεία (manteía, “divination, fortune-telling”), {{confix|en|chiro|mancy}} chiro- + -mancy Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} chiromancy (usually uncountable, plural chiromancies)
  1. Synonym of palmistry: fortune-telling performed by reading another's hand. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Palmistry Synonyms: palmistry [synonym, synonym-of], cheiromancy, chiromancie, chyromancia, chyromancie, chyromancy [obsolete] Related terms: chiromancer, chiromantic, chiromantical

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