chiromancy

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chiromancy

/ˈkaɪ.ɹə(ʊ).mæn.si/ UK
/ˈkaɪ.ɹoʊ.mæn.si/ US

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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.

noun chiromancies · cheiromancy · chiromancie · chyromancia · chyromancie · chyromancy

uncountable, usually Synonym of palmistry: fortune-telling performed by reading another's hand. If they fore-tell things that shall happen by signes that they see in lines of a mans hand; then it is called Chyromancie...
Similar: palmistry

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@misc{chiromancy_2026,
  title = {chiromancy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chiromancy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}