palmistry
/ˈpɑːmɪstri
/noun [mass noun]
The art or practice of supposedly interpreting a person’s character or predicting their future by examining the palm of their hand.During the reading my psychic used such ancient arts as numerology, astrology, palmistry, tarot cards and rune stones and even found hidden meaning in the color of my tie....
- In palmistry, the reading of character and the divination of an individual's future are derived from the lines, marks, and patterns on the palms of the hands.
- I thought that people believed in palmistry and other divination procedures because they could easily fit very general statements to their particular situation.
Synonyms
fortune telling, palm-reading, clairvoyancy, chiromancy
rare chirosophy, chirognomy
Origin
Late Middle English: from palm2 + -estry (of unknown origin), later altered to -istry, perhaps on the pattern of sophistry.
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- read my lips
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- read someone like a book
- read someone out of
- read someone's mind (or thoughts)
- read someone's palm
- read someone the Riot Act
- read something into
- read the runes
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