fortunetelling

Thân thiện

A woman gazes into a crystal ball for fortunetelling.

Definition

Noun: 1. The practice of predicting a person's future: This refers to the act or profession of foretelling events in someone's life, typically by interpreting signs, using special tools like cards or crystal balls, or claiming psychic insight. This is often done in exchange for payment.

Usage

• As a subject:
• As an object:
• With modifiers:

Examples

Advanced Usage

• Legal and cultural contexts: In some places, is regulated or considered a form of entertainment rather than a genuine service.
  • The city council debated whether to license businesses offering fortunetelling.

Variants and Related Words

• Fortune teller (noun): A person who practices fortunetelling.
  • The fortune teller looked into her crystal ball.
• Fortune-telling (adjective, as a compound modifier): Used to describe practices or tools related to predicting the future.
  • She bought a fortune-telling deck of cards.

Synonyms

• Divination: The practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means.
• Prophecy: A prediction of what will happen in the future.
• Soothsaying: The practice of foretelling events.

Related Phrases

• To tell fortunes: The verbal phrase meaning to engage in fortunetelling.
  • She claims she can tell fortunes by reading tea leaves.
• To have one's fortune told: To be the recipient of a fortunetelling session.
  • He went to the psychic to have his fortune told.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the practice of predicting people's futures (usually for payment)