Synonyms for palmist
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pah-muh-stree |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɑ mə stri |
Top 10 synonyms for palmist Other synonyms for the word palmist
- augurer
- crystal ball gazer
- druid
- enchanter
- evocator
- forecaster
- foreteller
- fortuneteller
- haruspex
- horoscopist
- hypnotist
- magician
- magus
- medium
- meteorologist
- mind reader
- mitt reader
- necromancer
- occultist
- oracle
- ovate
- palm reader
- palmist
- predicter
- predictor
- prophesier
- prophet
- prophetess
- psychic
- reader
- seeress
- shaman
- sibyl
- soothsayer
- sorcerer
- spiritualist
- tarot reader
- tea-leaf reader
- thaumaturge
- vaticinator
- warlock
- wizard
Définition of palmist
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 prophet : noun person, thing that predicts future
- As in wizard : noun person who can perform magic
- As in fortuneteller : noun predicter
- As in prophesier : noun prophet
- As in sibyl : noun prophet
- As in vaticinator : noun prophet
- As in fortune-teller : noun person attempting to tell the future
- The palmist professes to point out how to avoid the ills of life.
- Extract from : « As A Chinaman Saw Us » by Anonymous
- "Within the next few years," answered the palmist cautiously.
- Extract from : « The Twelfth Hour » by Ada Leverson
- And the palmist smiled archly, then leant back and closed her eyes.
- Extract from : « The Twelfth Hour » by Ada Leverson
- As she got up, "I see two beautiful children in your hand," added the palmist.
- Extract from : « The Twelfth Hour » by Ada Leverson
- It does not follow that because one palmist has been at fault, all palmists are at fault.
- Extract from : « Byways of Ghost-Land » by Elliott O'Donnell
- We have them still with us--the palmist, the fortune-teller, the fake-spiritist.
- Extract from : « The Popes and Science » by James J. Walsh
- If three were kept they might be called Palm, Palmer and Palmist.
- Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, May 28, 1919. » by Various
- It was a bit of society verse, airy and delicate, which he had named “The Palmist.”
- Extract from : « Martin Eden » by Jack London
- So she'd come up to see a palmist, or some kind of an expert about him.
- Extract from : « Rest Harrow » by Maurice Hewlett
- I had my fortune told years ago, and the palmist said that if a certain line had had a bend in it I should have been hanged.
- Extract from : « Tish, The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
Antonyms for palmist
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