chiromancy

English

Alternative forms

cheiromancy
chiromancie, chyromancia, chyromancie, chyromancy (all obsolete)

Etymology

chiro- +‎ -mancy, from Middle French chiromancie.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkaɪ.ɹəʊ.mæn.si/, /ˈkaɪ.ɹə.mæn.si/

Noun

chiromancy (usually uncountable, plural chiromancies)

Divination performed by examining the lines in the palms.
- 1620 J. Melton Astrologaster
  If they fore-tell things that shall happen by signes that they see in lines of a mans hand; then it is called Chyromancie...
- 1995 C. Walker Encyc. Secret Knowledge
  Modern palmistry differs from the ancient methods in concentrating on what is called chirognomy at the expense of chiromancy.

Synonyms

palmistry

Derived terms

Translations

divination performed by examining the palms

Danish: kiromanti (da) c
German: Chiromantie (de) f, Handlesekunst f, Handlesen n
Interlingua: chiromantia
Irish: dearnadóireacht f
Italian: chiromanzia (it) f
Latin: chiromantia, chyromantia (New Latin)

Middle English: chiromanty, chiromantie, chyromancie, ciromanci, ciromancie, cyromancy, cyromancye.
Romanian: chiromanție (ro) f
Russian: хирома́нтия (ru) f (xiromántija)
Spanish: quiromancia (es) f
Swedish: kiromanti (sv) c, spådom c, handläsning c

References

chiromancy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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