Antonyms for palmist


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pah-muh-stree
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɑ mə stri


Definition of palmist

Origin :
  • "divination from the palm of the hand," early 15c., from palme (see palm (n.1)) + obscure second element, perhaps -estre (as in Middle English webbestre "weaver") or -rie (as in Middle English archerie "archery"). Palmist (n.) is an 1886 back-formation.
  • As in prophet : noun person, thing that predicts future
  • As in wizard : noun person who can perform magic
  • As in fortuneteller : noun predicter
  • As in prophesier : noun prophet
  • As in sibyl : noun prophet
  • As in vaticinator : noun prophet
  • As in fortune-teller : noun person attempting to tell the future
Example sentences :
  • The palmist professes to point out how to avoid the ills of life.
  • Extract from : « As A Chinaman Saw Us » by Anonymous
  • "Within the next few years," answered the palmist cautiously.
  • Extract from : « The Twelfth Hour » by Ada Leverson
  • And the palmist smiled archly, then leant back and closed her eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Twelfth Hour » by Ada Leverson
  • As she got up, "I see two beautiful children in your hand," added the palmist.
  • Extract from : « The Twelfth Hour » by Ada Leverson
  • It does not follow that because one palmist has been at fault, all palmists are at fault.
  • Extract from : « Byways of Ghost-Land » by Elliott O'Donnell
  • We have them still with us--the palmist, the fortune-teller, the fake-spiritist.
  • Extract from : « The Popes and Science » by James J. Walsh
  • If three were kept they might be called Palm, Palmer and Palmist.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, May 28, 1919. » by Various
  • It was a bit of society verse, airy and delicate, which he had named “The Palmist.”
  • Extract from : « Martin Eden » by Jack London
  • So she'd come up to see a palmist, or some kind of an expert about him.
  • Extract from : « Rest Harrow » by Maurice Hewlett
  • I had my fortune told years ago, and the palmist said that if a certain line had had a bend in it I should have been hanged.
  • Extract from : « Tish, The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Synonyms for palmist

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