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Meaning of metopomancy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

/mɪˈtɒpəmænsi/

Definitions

Divination by interpreting the facial lines and wrinkles, especially the forehead.

historical, uncountable

Examples

“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 […].”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

metopon metoposaur metoposaurid metoposauroid metoposcopist metoposcopy