palm·is·try (pä m -str )n. The practice or art of telling fortunes from the lines, marks, and patterns on the palms of the hands. [Middle English palmestrie, from palme, paume, palm; see palm1.] |
palmistry [ˈpɑːmɪstrɪ]
n
(Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / 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]
palmist 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: Divinationthe 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
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  palmistry - telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the handfortune 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
palmistry [ˈpɑːmɪstri] n → chiromancie f
palm oil n → huile f de palme
palm reader n → chiromancien(ne) m/f
Palm Sunday n → dimanche m des Rameaux
palm oil n → huile f de palme
palm reader n → chiromancien(ne) m/f
Palm Sunday n → dimanche m des Rameaux
palmistry
n → Handliniendeutung f, → Handlesekunst f
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