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Definition of "chiromancy" [chi•ro•mancy]

  • Palmistry. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "chiromancy" in a sentence
  • "If, however, the observation regards the dispositions, that occur to the eye, of figures in certain bodies, there will be another species of divination: for the divination that is taken from observing the lines of the hand is called "chiromancy," i.e. divination of the hand"
  • "Interested in chiromancy? she said, noting Clarys gaze."
  • "I have brought the party hither, that you may use palmistry, or chiromancy if such is your pleasure."