Chirognomy

Chirognomy
Chirognomy Chi*rog"no*my, n. [Gr. chei`r hand + ? understanding.] The art of judging character by the shape and appearance of the hand. [1913 Webster]

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  • chirognomy — divination by studying the hands Divination and Fortune Telling …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • chirognomy — chi·rog·no·my …   English syllables

  • chirognomy — See: chiromancy …   Grandiloquent dictionary

  • chirognomy — /kaɪˈrɒgnəmi/ (say kuy rognuhmee) noun the art of estimating a person s character by the appearance of the hand; palmistry …  

  • chirognomy — mē noun ( es) Etymology: modification (influenced by gnomy) of French chirognomonie, from chir + gnomonie, from Greek gnōmonia judging (as in physiognōmonia physiognomy) more at gnomy : palmistry …   Useful english dictionary

  • chiromancy —   , chirognomy   , n. palmistry …   Dictionary of difficult words

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  • Chiromancy — or cheiromancy, (Greek cheir (χειρ), “hand”; manteia (μαντεία), “divination”), is the art of characterization and foretelling the future through the study of the palm, also known as palmistry, palm reading, chirology or hand analysis. The… …   Wikipedia

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  • Palmistry — Chirology redirects here. For other uses, see Fingerspelling. The Fortune Teller, by Caravaggio (1594–95; Canvas; Louvre), depicting a palm reading Palmistry or chiromancy (also spelled cheiromancy, Greek kheir (χεῖρ, ός), “hand”; manteia… …   Wikipedia

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