chiromancy
Meanings
Plural: chiromancies
Noun
- telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand
- Synonym of palmistry: fortune-telling performed by reading another's hand.
Origin / Etymology
Inherited from Middle English ciromancie, from Middle French chiromantie, chiromancie, from Latin chīromantīa, from Ancient Greek χειρομαντεία (kheiromanteía), from χειρο- (kheiro-, “hand-”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination, fortune-telling”). Equivalent to chiro- + -mancy.
Scrabble Score: 22
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chiromancy is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 24
chiromancy is a valid Words With Friends word