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chiromancy

chiromancy Chiromancy is the practice of interpreting the lines, shape, and other features of the hand in order to infer a person's character or predict future events.

Chiromancy is the practice of interpreting the lines, shape, and other features of the hand in order to infer a person's character or predict future events. In this source it is treated not as a recognized science, but mainly as a historically and anthropologically important form of divination.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Chiromancy (or Chei-)” (Chiromancy (or Chei-)).
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