Divination

//ˌdɪvɪˈneɪʃən// noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events. uncountable
  2. 2
    the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means wordnet
  3. 3
    The apparent art of discovering secrets or the future by preternatural means. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a prediction uttered under divine inspiration wordnet
  5. 5
    An indication of what is to come in the future or what is secret; a prediction. countable
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  1. 6
    successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck wordnet

Synonyms

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alchemyastrodiagnosisastrologyastromancyaugurybewitchery

Example

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"In East and West alike there are oracular wells inhabited by spirits gifted with powers of divination."

Etymology

From Old French divination, from Latin divinatio.

Related phrases

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