chartomancy
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “leaf of paper”) + -mancy.
Noun
chartomancy (uncountable)
- Divination by interpreting inscriptions on writing paper.
- 1652 Gaule The Magastromancer xix.
- Chartomancy, by writing in papers...
- 1973 Gibson Complete Illust. Bk Div. & Prophecy
- CHARTOMANCY: Divination by writing or interpreting inscriptions, sometimes of mysterious origin. Predictions written in invisible ink, which appears when papers are heated, come in this general category. So do greeting cards.
- 1652 Gaule The Magastromancer xix.
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