metopomancy

English

From French métopomantie (from Ancient Greek μέτωπον (métōpon, “forehead”)), later reformed after +‎ -mancy.

metopomancy (uncountable)

(now historical) Divination by interpreting the facial lines and wrinkles, especially the forehead. [from 17th c.]
- 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society (2012), page 231:
  These elaborate systems of divination, with their subdivisions, such as divination by moles on the face, or lines on the forehead (metopomancy), had been set out in many medieval treatises […].

"Metopomantie" in Cotgrave Dictionarie of French & English Tongues (1632): "f. Diuination by the face"
"Metopomancy" in Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary (1974): "fortunetelling by examining the face."

单词	metopomancy
释义	metopomancy English Etymology From French métopomantie (from Ancient Greek μέτωπον (métōpon, “forehead”)), later reformed after +‎ -mancy. Pronunciation (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɪˈtɒpəmænsi/ (General American) IPA^(key): /mɪˈtɑpəmænsi/ Noun metopomancy (uncountable) (now historical) Divination by interpreting the facial lines and wrinkles, especially the forehead. [from 17th c.] 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society (2012), page 231: These elaborate systems of divination, with their subdivisions, such as divination by moles on the face, or lines on the forehead (metopomancy), had been set out in many medieval treatises […]. Synonyms metoposcopy References "Metopomantie" in Cotgrave Dictionarie of French & English Tongues (1632): "f. Diuination by the face" "Metopomancy" in Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary (1974): "fortunetelling by examining the face."
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