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chartomancy

chartomancy noun: divination by interpreting inscriptions on writing paper.

Noun

chartomancy (uncountable)

  1. Divination by interpreting inscriptions on writing paper.
    • Chartomancy, by writing in papers […]1652 Gaule The Magastromancer xix.
    • CHARTOMANCY: Divination by writing or interpreting inscriptions, sometimes of mysterious origin. Predictions written in invisible ink, which appears when papers are heated, come in this general category. So do greeting cards.[1973, Walter B. Gibson, Litzka R. Gibson, The Complete Illustrated Book of Divination and Prophecy, London: Souvenir Press, published 1987, →ISBN, page 315

Origin of chartomancy

From Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “leaf of paper”) + -mancy.

Questions about chartomancy

What does chartomancy mean?
Chartomancy means divination by interpreting inscriptions on writing paper.
What part of speech is chartomancy?
Chartomancy is a noun.

Words near chartomancy in the dictionary

  1. chartlessness
  2. chartlike
  3. chartographist
  4. chartographists
  5. chartology
  6. chartomancy
  7. chartomantic
  8. chartometer
  9. chartometers
  10. chartophylax
  11. chartophylaxes

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