chartomancy
nounEtymology From Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “leaf of paper”) + -mancy.
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Divination by interpreting inscriptions on writing paper.
- 1652 Gaule The Magastromancer xix. Chartomancy, by writing in papers […]
- CHARTOMANCY: Divination by writing or interpreting inscriptions, sometimes of mysterious origin. Predictions written in invisible ink, which appears when papers are heated, come in this general category. So do greeting cards.[1973, Walter B. Gibson, Litzka R. Gibson, The Complete Illustrated Book of Divination and Prophecy, London: Souvenir Press, published 1987, →ISBN, page 315: