fortunetelling
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of fortunetelling
Example Sentences
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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
A married fortunetelling couple is haunted by a demon after a suspicious customer enters their store.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2023
Jackie receives a prophecy in the form of a souvenir card from a “Medicine Man” fortunetelling machine at a gas station gift shop.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2022
Don’t miss the arch-decadent Enoch Soames and the fortunetelling A.V.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2022
He had not expected fortunetelling to be so vague.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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