finger of jupiter

finger of jupiter
Usage: usually capitalized J
Etymology: after Jupiter, Roman god of the sky, from Latin Juppiter — more at deity
: the first finger that when long and prominent is usually held by palmists to indicate predominance of qualities characterizing a Jupiterian

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