What does chirology mean?
Definitions for chirology
chi·rol·o·gy
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Princeton's WordNet
palmistry, palm reading, chiromancy, chirologynoun
telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand
Wiktionary
chirologynoun
Palm reading.
chirologynoun
The use of the manual alphabet; signing.
Wikipedia
chirology
Palmistry is the practice of fortune-telling through the study of the palm. Also known as palm reading, chiromancy, chirology or cheirology, the practice is found all over the world, with numerous cultural variations. Those who practice palmistry are generally called palmists, hand readers, hand analysts, or chirologists. There are many—and often conflicting—interpretations of various lines and palmar features across various teachings of palmistry. Palmistry is practiced by the Hindu Brahmins, and is also indirectly referenced in the Book of Job. The contradictions between different interpretations, as well as the lack of evidence for palmistry's predictions, have caused palmistry to be viewed as a pseudoscience by academics.
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chirology
Chirology is the study of the hand, specifically focusing on the shape, size, and lines of the hand and fingers. It is often associated with palmistry or chiromancy, which involves predicting a person's character or future through the interpretation of these hand features.
Webster Dictionary
Chirologynoun
the art or practice of using the manual alphabet or of communicating thoughts by sings made by the hands and fingers; a substitute for spoken or written language in intercourse with the deaf and dumb. See Dactylalogy
Etymology: [Gr. chei`r hand + -logy.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Chirology
kī-rol′o-ji, n. the art of discoursing with the hands or by signs, as the deaf and dumb do.—n. Chirol′ogist, one who converses by signs with the hands. [Gr. cheir, the hand, logia, a discourse.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of chirology in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of chirology in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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