Antonyms for palmistry


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pah-muh-stree
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɑ mə stri


Definition of palmistry

Origin :
  • "divination from the palm of the hand," early 15c., from palme (see palm (n.1)) + obscure second element, perhaps -estre (as in Middle English webbestre "weaver") or -rie (as in Middle English archerie "archery"). Palmist (n.) is an 1886 back-formation.
  • As in prediction : noun declaration made in advance
  • As in prognostication : noun prediction
  • As in divination : noun fortune-telling
Example sentences :
  • Afterwards she told his fortune by cards and he told hers by palmistry.
  • Extract from : « The Twelfth Hour » by Ada Leverson
  • I am talking as if palmistry was a daily study with me, but that is not so.
  • Extract from : « The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • Kainokku or palmistry, in which the women are more proficient than the men.
  • Extract from : « Castes and Tribes of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston
  • They started on palmistry, and Jeremy enjoyed himself immensely.
  • Extract from : « Double Harness » by Anthony Hope
  • I have since thought the question may have been confused with palmistry.
  • Extract from : « Dactylography » by Henry Faulds
  • Closely akin to the science of coffee-grounds is that of palmistry.
  • Extract from : « Seeing and Hearing » by George W. E. Russell
  • I am not superstitious, but I believe in palmistry to a certain extent.
  • Extract from : « The Deluge » by David Graham Phillips
  • I believe in palmistry, because I have seen it verified in a hundred and one instances.
  • Extract from : « Byways of Ghost-Land » by Elliott O'Donnell
  • You do not believe in palmistry, and she tossed the hand from her lightly.
  • Extract from : « The Girls of Central High on Track and Field » by David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
  • He perceived at once that palmistry was after all a terrible reality.
  • Extract from : « The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories » by Arnold Bennett

Synonyms for palmistry

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