cartomancy
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- noun
- /kɑːrˈtɑːmənsi/
- Cartomancy is the art of reading somebody's fortune with a present-day deck of playing cards.
Examples
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Cartomancy: from Tarot cards to playing cards
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But in reading about the history of cards, I discovered that cartomancy blossomed in the same period as that of the novel.
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Cartomancy as well as the Satisfies: Tarot reading.
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Merely as playing cards progressed from the Tarot deck, cartomancy derived from Tarot studying.
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Since Mrs. Sparrow was French by birth, a fortune teller, and smitten with card play, cartomancy was a perfect way for her to express her theory of the eight.
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You'll be able to print the CPR certification wallet cartomancy once you productively finish this CPR class.
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Cartomancy is often performed during mystical gatherings to reveal insights about the future using cartomancy.
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Many people believe that cartomancy can provide guidance and clarity in decision-making through card readings.
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She was fascinated by cartomancy, as she often visited fortune tellers who used playing cards to predict her future.
Synonyms
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A way of finding out what will happen to someone in the future using mysterious methods
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The act of trying to find the future using magic or signs
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To tell someone about their future, often for money, for example using cards or reading palms
Surface Forms
Morphology
cartomancy = card (semi-transparent) = carto + mancy
The combining form 'carto-' evokes 'cards' (most learners know 'card'), but '-mancy' is a specialized divination suffix unfamiliar to many learners, so the relation is only partly recoverable.
Etymology
Cartomancy comes from two parts: carto- meaning 'card' (like a playing or tarot card) and -mancy meaning 'divination' or 'telling the future'. So, cartomancy is the practice of reading cards to learn about a person's future or life.