tarot

noun

tar·ot | \ˈter-(ˌ)ō,

ˈta-(ˌ)rō\

Definition of tarot

: any of a set of usually 78 playing cards including 22 pictorial cards used for fortune-telling

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Gather on a rooftop at ROW DTLA for a 75-minute all-level yoga class, and then hang out for kombucha, tarot readings, and massages by Papa & Barkley. — Brittany Martin, Los Angeles Magazine, "The Best Things to Do This Week in L.A.," 25 June 2018 Free People’s retreats started a few years ago where participants can exercise and try journaling or tarot card workshop in spots like Glacier National Park. — Washington Post, "Wellness travel: It’s more than just staying fit on the road," 5 June 2018 Other more adventurous partygoers ventured into the invite-only bar-within-the-bar situated behind a tarot card reader. — Rachel Marlowe, Vogue, "Sasha Lane, January Jones, and Billy Idol Celebrate Moschino Resort with a Carnival-Themed Extravaganza," 10 June 2018 And the quiet moment in which Dotte (Nicole Lewis) reads Mabel’s fate in tarot cards is an acting class in naturalism. — Jesse Green, New York Times, "Review: In ‘Wilder Gone,’ the Pull of Soil, Soul and Preacher Sex," 7 June 2018 Free People's retreats started a few years ago where participants can exercise and try journaling or tarot card workshop in spots like Glacier National Park. — Kelli Kennedy, chicagotribune.com, "From celeb trainer workouts to cruises, 'wellness travel' is booming - and bringing in big money," 7 June 2018 There were paintings of Cattrall, handmade tarot cards, and a performance artist performing Samantha's monologues. — Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, "About That Time Kim Cattrall Scatted Over An Upright Bass," 6 June 2018 Graci placed a tarot card reader in the room to make sure people mingled throughout the house and didn't all gather in the garden room in the back. — Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, "Why downsize? Designer makes the move from condominium to home in style," 30 May 2018 At the same time roughly 100 feet away inside the library, a small group of tarot card enthusiasts were having their futures explained. — J. Harry Jones, Pomerado News, "From Flamenco to mollusks, library workshops had it all," 26 May 2018

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tarot

noun

English Language Learners Definition of tarot

: a set of 78 cards with pictures and symbols that is used to see what will happen in the future

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