fortunetelling
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of fortunetelling
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Under Mao Zedong, the communist revolutionary who founded the People’s Republic in 1949 and ruled China until his death in 1976, faith was classified as feudal superstition—in the party’s view, no better than fortunetelling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Then one day a fortunetelling machine called the Morpho appears in the general store, promising to reveal one’s true potential.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2024
And — spoiler alert — that means she’s running her own fortunetelling business again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
I’m not trying to shame anyone for being bad at fortunetelling.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 3, 2023
He had not expected fortunetelling to be so vague.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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