As nouns the difference between chiromancy and chirognomy
is that
chiromancy is divination performed by examining the lines in the palms while
chirognomy is the art of judging character by the shape and appearance of the hand.
chiromancy English
Alternative forms
* Early modern English: cheiromancy, chiromancie, chyromancia, chyromancie, chyromancy
Noun
( -)
Divination performed by examining the lines in the palms.
* 1620 J. Melton Astrologaster
- If they fore-tell things that shall happen by signes that they see in lines of a mans hand; then it is called Chyromancie...
* 1995 C. Walker Encyc. Secret Knowledge
- Modern palmistry differs from the ancient methods in concentrating on what is called chirognomy at the expense of chiromancy .
Synonyms
* palmistry
Derived terms
* chiromancer
* chiromantic
* chiromantical
References
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chirognomy English
Noun
( -)
The art of judging character by the shape and appearance of the hand.
( Webster 1913)
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