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chiromancy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkaɪ.ɹə(ʊ).mæn.si/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈkaɪ.ɹoʊ.mæn.si/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of palmistry: fortune-telling performed by reading another's hand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: palmistry

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: palmistry, palm reading, chirology

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: divination, foretelling, soothsaying, fortune telling

History

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.