Tarot (English)
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Also called Tarot. A special deck of cards that is said to have been used for fortune telling in Italy in the early 14th century. It is a set of 22 cards numbered from 0 to 21 and designed with religious paintings, with each card or combination of two or more cards having a special meaning. There are also combinations of 56 cards, each with 14 cards of four different marks. Even today, it is used in the world of fortune telling as "Tarot fortune telling." Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
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タローともいう。 14世紀初頭イタリアで占いに使われていたといわれる特殊なカード。0から 21まで番号を打った，宗教画をデザインした 22枚のカードで，1枚ずつまたは2枚以上の組合せで特別な意味をもたせてある。ほかに4種のマーク各 14枚で計 56枚のカードを組合せたものもある。現在も占いの世界では「タロット占い」として行われている。
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