fortune telling for·tu·ne·telling rare noun 1. the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means Synonymsdivinationforetellingsoothsayingfortune telling Related words Word family divine Broader terms prophecy Narrower terms dowsegeomancyhydromancylithomancynecromancyoneiromancyonomancypalmistry WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.