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cartomancy

British

/ ˈkɑːtəˌmænsɪ /

noun

the telling of fortunes with playing cards

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Etymology

Origin of cartomancy

C19: from French carte card + _-mancy

Example Sentences

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A rotating staff of witches and artists will do tarot readings, energy work and cartomancy, a form of divination using a deck of cards.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2023

Balzac was interested in the occult sciences—in chiromancy and cartomancy.

From Women in the Life of Balzac by Floyd, Juanita Helm

You will probably be unacquainted with the meaning which attaches to the figure of the product, but it will occur to you that the 9 of spades is regarded as the disappointment in cartomancy.

From Devil-Worship in France or The Question of Lucifer by Waite, Arthur Edward

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