fortune telling

/ˌfɔrtʃən ˌtɛlɪŋ/

Definitions of fortune telling

1. noun

   the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
   synonyms: divination, foretelling, soothsaying

   types:

   arithmancy

   divination by means of numbers

   dowse, dowsing, rhabdomancy

   searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod

   geomancy

   divination by means of signs connected with the earth (as points taken at random or the arrangement of particles thrown down at random or from the configuration of a region and its relation to another)

   hydromancy

   divination by water (as by patterns seen in the ebb and flow of the tides)

   lithomancy

   divination by means of stones or stone talismans

   necromancy

   conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying

   oneiromancy

   divination through the interpretation of dreams

   onomancy

   divination by the letters of a name

   chiromancy, palm reading, palmistry

   telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand

   pyromancy

   divination by fire or flames

   type of:

   prognostication, prophecy, vaticination

   knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)