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• Fortune-telling — is the practice of predicting the future, usually of an individual, through mystical or supernatural means and often for commercial gain. It often conflates with the religious practice known as divination.European and Euro American fortune… …   Wikipedia

• Fortune-Telling —    Although comparatively few Gypsy women practice fortune telling, it provides a useful first or second income for those families who pursue this profession. Many Kalderash families specialize in fortune telling, with the daughters learning from …   Historical dictionary of the Gypsies

• fortune-telling —    The urge to know one s future takes many forms. Children count cherry stones or daisy petals, adults observe *omens and interpret *dreams; formerly, young women performed *love divinations on set nights such as *Halloween or *St Agnes Eve to… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• fortune-telling — ➡ gypsies * * *       the forecasting of future events or the delineation of character by methods not ordinarily considered to have a rational basis. Evidence indicates that forms of fortune telling were practiced in ancient China, Egypt, Chaldea …   Universalium

• Divination and Fortune-Telling — This list defines 163 terms for kinds of divination and fortune telling, ranging from very common (runes, tarot cards, or horoscopes) to extraordinarily rare. In fact, you won t believe the range of methods that people have developed to rip other …   Phrontistery dictionary

• fortune-teller — fortune .teller n someone who uses cards or looks at people s hands in order to tell them what is supposed to happen to them in the future >fortune telling n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• fortune-teller — fortune ,teller noun count someone who looks at your hand, a special set of cards, etc. in order to tell you what is going to happen to you in the future. This activity is called fortune telling …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• fortune-teller — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms fortune teller : singular fortune teller plural fortune tellers someone who looks at your hand, a special set of cards etc in order to tell you what is going to happen to you in the future. This activity is… …   English dictionary

• Oracle cards — See also: Oracle Oracle card decks claim to provide insight and positive outlooks to people. Modern oracle cards are conceptually similar to divinatory tarot cards, but they are often not divided into playing card suits. They often lack what is… …   Wikipedia

• The Deck of Cards — For other uses, see Deck of cards (disambiguation). The Deck of Cards is a recitative that was popularized in both the country and popular music fields, first during the late 1940s. This religious, touching[citation needed] tale of a young… …   Wikipedia

• The Fortune Teller (de La Tour painting) — Infobox Painting image size=300px title=The Fortune Teller artist=Georges de La Tour year=c. 1630 type=Oil painting height=101.9 width=123.5 height inch=40⅛ width inch =48⅝ city=New York City museum=Metropolitan Museum of Art The Fortune Teller… …   Wikipedia