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practice of predicting the future of individuals by divining
the alleged significance of certain signs, such as the lines in
the palm of a hand (see Although fortune-telling is without basis in scientific fact and is contrary to prevailing conceptions of physical science and philosophy, it is popular in many countries, including the U.S. In ancient times fortune-telling was virtually a universal practice. The governments of Rome and other nations of antiquity appointed official fortune-tellers (augurs) whose talents were invoked before important state and personal decisions were made. History and literature abound with instances of the influence exercised by fortunetellers on monarchs and other important persons.
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FORTUNE-TELLING,
FORTUNE-TELLING,. practice of predicting the future of individuals by divining the alleged significance of certain signs, such as the lines in the palm of a hand (see DIVINATION,; PALMISTRY,). Other forms of fortune-telling, in addition to palmistry, include ASTROLOGY (q.v.); cartomancy, . . .
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The drama heats up as the Ax Men take in some big loads.
The drama heats up as the Ax Men take in some big loads.


