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Meanings of fortunetelling in English

The practice of predicting information about a person's future.

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Examples for "fortune telling"
Examples for "fortune telling"
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Neither does I believe in the fortune telling or charms.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
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Tells how they live, how they supplement their relief payment by fortune telling, etc.
The new yorker
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Then he gets this fortune telling him that happiness is right next to him.
In the hat: a novel of suspense
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Many may be skeptical that feng shui or other fortune telling can bring in riches.
Reuters
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But Muslim scholars consider fortune telling to be blasphemy.
Reuters
Usage of fortunetelling in English
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Surely, while God was prohibiting fortunetelling and bestiality he could have mentioned something about misuses of fried-chicken slabs.
Wired
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Herbalists and hedge-doctors were lying low in Caemlyn right now; there was talk against anyone who did any kind of healing, or fortunetelling.
To the blight: the eye of the world
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"Knowing that rather takes the glamour out of fortunetelling-makesit the simplest, most obvious thing imaginable."
The Sirens of Titan
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"Local statutes against fortunetelling," burst out Judge Robinson.
Greener Than You Think
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"She didn't like my fortunetelling," said Rumfoord.
The Sirens of Titan
Frequent collocations
Fortunetelling through the time