noun
- the practice of predicting a person's future or character by examining the lines and features of their hand; palmistry
Usage: often considered a pseudoscience; also called palmistry
Examples
- She consulted a chiromancy expert who claimed to read her future in the lines of her palm.
- Chiromancy has been practiced for thousands of years across many cultures.
- The fortune teller used chiromancy to tell the customer about their love life.
- Many people are skeptical of chiromancy and view it as entertainment rather than science.
- He studied chiromancy as part of his research into historical divination practices.