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Meaning of "cheiromancy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHEIROMANCY

cheiromancy  [ˈkaɪərəmænsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHEIROMANCY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cheiromancy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHEIROMANCY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cheiromancy

Palmistry

Palmistry, or chiromancy (also spelled cheiromancy; from Greek kheir (χεῖρ, ός; “hand”) and manteia (μαντεία, ας; “divination”)), is the claim of characterization and foretelling the future through the study of the palm, also known as palm reading or chirology. The practice is found all over the world, with numerous cultural variations. Those who practice chiromancy are generally called palmists, palm readers, hand readers, hand analysts, or chirologists. The information outlined below is briefly representative of modern palmistry; there are many ― often conflicting ― interpretations of various lines and palmar features across various schools of palmistry. These contradictions between different interpretations, as well as the lack of empirical support for palmistry's predictions, contribute to palmistry's perception as a pseudoscience among academics.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHEIROMANCY


aeromancy
ˈɛərəʊˌmænsɪ
axinomancy
ækˈsɪnəʊˌmænsɪ
bibliomancy
ˈbɪblɪəʊˌmænsɪ
cartomancy
ˈkɑːtəˌmænsɪ
chiromancy
ˈkaɪrəˌmænsɪ
cleromancy
ˈklerəˌmænsɪ
coscinomancy
ˈkɒsɪnəʊˌmænsɪ
crithomancy
ˈkrɪθəʊˌmænsɪ
dactyliomancy
dækˈtɪlɪəˌmænsɪ
geomancy
ˈdʒiːəʊˌmænsɪ
hieromancy
ˈhaɪərəˌmænsɪ
hydromancy
ˈhaɪdrəʊˌmænsɪ
necromancy
ˈnɛkrəʊˌmænsɪ
oenomancy
ˈiːnəˌmænsɪ
omphalomancy
ˈɒmfələʊˌmænsɪ
oneiromancy
əʊˈnaɪərəʊˌmænsɪ
pyromancy
ˈpaɪrəʊˌmænsɪ
spodomancy
ˈspɒdəˌmænsɪ
theomancy
ˈθiːəʊmænsɪ
zoomancy
ˈzəʊəˌmænsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHEIROMANCY

chef
chef de mission
chef-d´oeuvre
chefdom
cheffy
Chefoo
chefs-doeuvre
cheilitis
cheiromancer
Cheiron
Cheju
Cheka
Chekhov
Chekhovian
Chekiang
chekist
Chekovian
chela
chelae

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHEIROMANCY

adamancy
adiathermancy
athermancy
belomancy
botanomancy
capnomancy
ceromancy
crystallomancy
diathermancy
dormancy
fancy
gastromancy
gyromancy
lampadomancy
myomancy
ornithomancy
rhabdomancy
scapulimancy
scapulomancy
sciomancy
tephromancy

Synonyms and antonyms of cheiromancy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cheiromancy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHEIROMANCY

Find out the translation of cheiromancy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cheiromancy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cheiromancy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

cheiromancy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

quiromancia
570 millions of speakers

English

cheiromancy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाहों पर पेशीगोई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

cheiromancy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

cheiromancy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cheiromancy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হস্তরেখাবিচার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cheiromancy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cheiromancy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

cheiromancy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

cheiromancy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cheiromancy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cheiromancy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cheiromancy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கைவரை ஆய்வியல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चेयरमॅन्सी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cheiromancy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chiromanzia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cheiromancy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

cheiromancy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cheiromancy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cheiromancy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cheiromancy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cheiromancy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cheiromancy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cheiromancy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHEIROMANCY»

The term «cheiromancy» is used very little and occupies the 188.165 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHEIROMANCY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cheiromancy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cheiromancy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cheiromancy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHEIROMANCY»

Discover the use of cheiromancy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cheiromancy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Hand Reveals: A Complete Guide to Cheiromancy : The ...
Essential reading for anyone interested in handreading, astrology and alternative health therapies.
Dylan Warren-Davis, Steve Eddy, 1993
2
The Fortune-Telling Book: The Encyclopedia of Divination and ...
It has been subdivided into three parts: cheirognomy—recognizing a person's intelligence from the general shape of the hands; cheirosophy—the study of the comparative value of manual formations; and cheiromancy—the art of divination  ...
Raymond Buckland, 2003
3
The Science of Palmistry - A Complete Practical Work on the ...
Originally published in the early 1900s, this book is 'A Complete Practical Work on the Sciences of Cheirognomy and Cheiromancy, By Which Means the Character, and the Past, Present and Future Events of the Life, May be Read in the Formation ...
Eugene Lawrence, 2008
4
The Complete Palmist a Practical Guide to the Study of ...
1900. A practical guide to palmistry by a practitioner of the art, adapted from the works of the world's most renowned palmists.
Niblo, 2010
5
The Science of Palmistry
Illustrations of the various types by Emma Carlsund. a complete practical work on the sciences of cheirognomy and cheiromancy - by which means the character, and the past, present and future events of the life, may be read in the formation ...
Eugene Lawrence, 1996
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Dreams And Premonitions
Cheiromancy. In 1925 "Count" Louis Hamon, the celebrated palmist and clairvoyant whose professional name was Cheiro, made the following prediction about Edward, prince of Wales: "It is within the range of possibility that he will fall victim ...
Vikas Khatri, 2006
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Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft
Palmistry, or cheiromancy (pronounced “kie-ro mansy” and named after Leich de Hamong/ Louis Hamon, the famous nineteenth-century palmist who also went under the name of “Cheiro”) is another popular, yet accurate, way of divining.
‎1986
8
Witchcraft, Magic & Alchemy
CHEIROMANCY i (N dealing with cheiromancy we are wholly back in the domain of astrology. If man is a microcosm with respect to the universe the hand is a lesser microcosm within the microcosm ; all its parts are governed by the planets,  ...
Grillot de Givry, 1931
9
Oscar Wilde - The Major Works
He was a dreadful impostor. Of course, I didn't mind that at all, and even when he wanted to borrow money I forgave him, but I could not stand his making love to me. He has really made me hate cheiromancy. I go in for telepathy now. It is much ...
Oscar Wilde, Isobel Murray, 2000
10
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, and other stories
He has really made me hate cheiromancy. I goinfor telepathy now. It is much more amusing.' 'You mustn'tsay anythingagainst cheiromancy here,Lady Windermere; itistheonly subject that Arthur does not like people to chaff about.I assure you ...
Oscar Wilde, 2014

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHEIROMANCY»

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Using the thesaurus to tell the future
Another is palm reading, technically known as “cheiromancy.” ADVERTISEMENT. Lesser known and older tools or methods include sand ... «Inquirer.net, Oct 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Cheiromancy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cheiromancy>. Apr 2024 ».
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