Relating to chirognosy; involving knowledge or judgment about character based on hand analysis; characteristic of or used in palmistry.
From Greek 'cheir' (hand) + 'gnostikos' (relating to knowledge). The -gnostic suffix relates to special or esoteric knowledge systems.
The '-gnostic' suffix in 'chirognostic' connects palmistry to other knowledge systems like 'agnostic' or 'diagnostic'—it claims hand-reading is a legitimate system of interpretation and knowledge-gathering.
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