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palm reading vs divination

divination vs palm reading

palm reading and divination both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
palm reading Yes No No No
divination Yes No No No
As nouns, divination is a hypernym of palm reading; that is, divination is a word with a broader meaning than palm reading:
  • palm reading: telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand
  • divination: the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
Other hypernyms of palm reading include foretelling, fortune telling, soothsaying.
palm reading (noun) divination (noun)
telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck
Difference between palm reading and divination

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