chiromancy

Meaning

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

Synonyms

palmistry

palm reading

chirology

chirognomy

chirosophy

Translations

chiromancie

quiromancia

chiromanzia

Handlesen

el falı

Handlesekunst

quiromancia

chiromantia

χειρομαντεία

chiromantie

leitura das mãos

leitura da sorte

quiromància

Chiromantie

chiroscopia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkaɪ.ɹəʊ.mæn.si/

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.