fortune-tellingn.

Brit.

/ˈfɔːtʃuːnˌtɛlɪŋ/,

/ˈfɔːtʃ(ə)nˌtɛlɪŋ/,

/ˈfɔːtjuːnˌtɛlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈfɔrtʃənˌtɛlɪŋ/

Etymology: Compare fortune-teller n.

The practice of ‘telling fortunes’.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > fortune-telling > [noun]

fortune-telling?1577

tick-off1934

?1577 J. Northbrooke Spiritus est Vicarius Christi: Treat. Dicing 34 Forbidding..euill and vnprofitable artes..or fortune tellings.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) iv. ii. 161 We are simple men, wee doe not know what's brought to passe vnder the profession of Fortune-telling .

1655 I. Walton Compl. Angler (ed. 2) v. 161 The Gypsies were then to divide all the money..got..by Fortune telling.

1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron II. vi. xxi. 75 They are..addicted to..Astrology, Fortune-telling, and Presages of all kinds.

Derivatives

ˈfortune-telling adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > fortune-telling > [adjective]

fortunizing1652

fortune-tellinga1658

a1658 J. Cleveland Fuscara 26, in Wks. (1687) 2 He tipples Palmestry, and dines On all her Fortune-telling Lines.

1681 S. Colvil Mock Poem (1751) 49 He finds both comets and eclipses, But pretty fortune telling gipsies.

1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion vii. 313 Belong they to the fortune-telling Tribe?

ˈfortune-tell v. a back-formation from fortune-teller n.Apparently an isolated use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > fortune-telling > tell someone's fortune [verb (transitive)]

fortune-tella1616

redec1640

a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) iv. ii. 173 Out of my doore, you Witch!.. Ile coniure you, Ile fortune-tell you.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fortune-telling
释义	fortune-tellingn. Brit. /ˈfɔːtʃuːnˌtɛlɪŋ/, /ˈfɔːtʃ(ə)nˌtɛlɪŋ/, /ˈfɔːtjuːnˌtɛlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈfɔrtʃənˌtɛlɪŋ/ Etymology: Compare fortune-teller n. The practice of ‘telling fortunes’. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > fortune-telling > [noun] fortune-telling?1577 tick-off1934 ?1577 J. Northbrooke Spiritus est Vicarius Christi: Treat. Dicing 34 Forbidding..euill and vnprofitable artes..or fortune tellings. a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) iv. ii. 161 We are simple men, wee doe not know what's brought to passe vnder the profession of Fortune-telling . View more context for this quotation 1655 I. Walton Compl. Angler (ed. 2) v. 161 The Gypsies were then to divide all the money..got..by Fortune telling. 1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron II. vi. xxi. 75 They are..addicted to..Astrology, Fortune-telling, and Presages of all kinds. Derivatives ˈfortune-telling adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > fortune-telling > [adjective] fortunizing1652 fortune-tellinga1658 a1658 J. Cleveland Fuscara 26, in Wks. (1687) 2 He tipples Palmestry, and dines On all her Fortune-telling Lines. 1681 S. Colvil Mock Poem (1751) 49 He finds both comets and eclipses, But pretty fortune telling gipsies. 1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion vii. 313 Belong they to the fortune-telling Tribe? View more context for this quotation ˈfortune-tell v. a back-formation from fortune-teller n.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > fortune-telling > tell someone's fortune [verb (transitive)] read1565 fortune-tella1616 redec1640 a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) iv. ii. 173 Out of my doore, you Witch!.. Ile coniure you, Ile fortune-tell you. View more context for this quotation This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1577
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