fortunetelling
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of fortunetelling
Example Sentences
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Such activities include praying to gods and deities, fortunetelling and physiognomy, and consulting spiritual gurus or mystics, according to party commentaries and state media.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
And — spoiler alert — that means she’s running her own fortunetelling business again.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2023
Don’t miss the arch-decadent Enoch Soames and the fortunetelling A.V.
From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2022
“The dancing girls, the colorful dresses, the fortunetelling and the fortuneteller, it’s proof of who we are.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2021
He had not expected fortunetelling to be so vague.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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