palmistry

palm·is·try

P0030200 (pä′mĭ-strē)n. The practice or art of telling fortunes from the lines, marks, and patterns on the palms of the hands.

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[Middle English palmestrie, from palme, paume, palm; see palm¹.]

palmistry

(ˈpɑːmɪstrɪ) n (Alternative Belief Systems) the process or art of interpreting character, telling fortunes, etc, by the configuration of lines, marks, and bumps on a person's hand. Also called: chiromancy [C15 pawmestry, from paume palm¹; the second element is unexplained] ˈpalmist, ˈpalmister n

palm•is•try

(ˈpɑ mə stri)

n. the art or practice of telling fortunes and interpreting character from the lines and configurations on the palm of a person's hand. [1375–1425; late Middle English pawmestry=pawme palm¹ + -stry (appar. -stre -ster + -y -y³)] palm′ist, n.

palmistry

a form of divination involving analysis of the appearance of the hand, especially of its various lines. Also called chiromancy, cheiromancy.See also: Divination

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the art of telling a person’s character, past, or future by the lines, marks, and mounts on his palms. Also called chiromancy. — palmist, n.See also: Hands

palmistry

Divination using the palm of the hand but which also includes an analysis of hand shape, fingers and fingernails. It is also called chirognomy, chirology, or chiromancy.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

palmistry - telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the handchirology, chiromancy, palm readingfortune telling, soothsaying, foretelling, divination - the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means

palmistry

noun palm-reading, fortune-telling, chiromancy She dabbled in fortune-telling and palmistry.

Translations

χειρομαντίαchiromanzia