Etymology: < Greek γραπτός written + μαντεία divination. Compare bibliomancyn.
rare.
Divination by handwriting.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > divination by symbols, letters, figures, etc. > [noun] > by handwriting
graptomancy1818
1818–60 R. WhatelyMisc. Remains (1864) 187 To convince those who deride graptomancy..that there must be something in it.
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