How do you pronounce chiromancy?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkaɪ.ɹoʊ.mæn.si/.

Where does chiromancy come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

chiromancy

/ˈkaɪ.ɹoʊ.mæn.si/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chi-ro-man-cy
IPA: /ˈkaɪ.ɹoʊ.mæn.si/

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Meaning

noun

Synonym of palmistry: fortune-telling performed by reading another's hand.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"If they fore-tell things that shall happen by signes that they see in lines of a mans hand; then it is called Chyromancie..."
"Modern palmistry differs from the ancient methods in concentrating on what is called chirognomy at the expense of chiromancy."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ciromancie, from Middle French chiromantie, chiromancie, from Latin chīromantīa, from Ancient Greek χειρομαντεία (kheiromanteía), from χειρο- (kheiro-, “hand-”) + μαντεία (manteía, “divination, fortune-telling”). Equivalent to chiro- + -mancy.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: chiro
Root: ciromancie, chiromantie, chīromantīa, χειρομαντεία
Suffix: mancy

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkaɪ.ɹoʊ.mæn.si/
British English: /ˈkaɪ.ɹə(ʊ).mæn.si/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

chiromancies (plural) cheiromancy (alternative) chiromancie (alternative) chyromancia (alternative) chyromancie (alternative) chyromancy (alternative)

Derived Forms

chiromancist

Frequently Paired Words

chiromancer chiromantic chiromantical

Synonyms

palmistry palm reading chirology

Homonyms

cheiromancy