What (who) is palmistry - definition

FORETELLING THE FUTURE THROUGH THE STUDY OF THE PALM

Cheiromancy; Palm reading; Handology; Palm reader; Palmist; Chirology; Chirologist; Chiromancer; Palmreading; Handanalysis; Hiromancy; Hiromant; Chiromancy; Reading palm; Hand reading; Kabbalistic Palmistry; Hand analysis; Cheirology; Heart line

Palmistry

·noun A dexterous use or trick of the hand.

II. Palmistry ·noun The art or practice of divining or telling fortunes, or of judging of character, by the lines and marks in the palm of the hand; chiromancy.

palmistry

¦ noun the art or practice of supposedly interpreting a person's character or predicting their future by examining the hand.

Derivatives

palmist noun

Origin

ME: from palm² + -estry (of unknown origin), later alt. to -istry, perh. on the pattern of sophistry.

palmistry

Palmistry is the practice and art of trying to find out what people are like and what will happen in their future life by examining the lines on the palms of their hands.

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Wikipedia

Palmistry

Palmistry is the practice of fortune-telling through the study of the palm. Also known as palm reading, chiromancy, chirology or cheirology, the practice is found all over the world, with numerous cultural variations. Those who practice palmistry are generally called palmists, hand readers, hand analysts, or chirologists.

There are many—and often conflicting—interpretations of various lines and palmar features across various teachings of palmistry. Palmistry is practiced by the Hindus and is still practiced in South India widely as an hereditary job by several castes such as Kuravan from Kerala, and is also indirectly referenced in the Book of Job. The practice is widely viewed as a pseudoscience due to various contradictions between different interpretations and the lack of evidence for palmistry's predictions.

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Examples of use of palmistry

1. Sorcery is banned on Cyprus, though many people indulge in card readings and palmistry and read signs in the dregs of coffee cups. (Reuters)

2. If you go back to our history they always believed in the stars and what is going to happen and trying to guess what will happen." Both palmistry and astrology are thought to have originated with the Ancient Egyptians and Babylonians in the Middle East.