divination
English
Etymology
From Old French divination, from Latin divinatio
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdɪvɨˈneɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
divination (countable and uncountable, plural divinations)
- (uncountable) The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events.
- The apparent art of discovering secrets or the future by preternatural means.
- (countable) An indication of what is to come in the future or what is secret; a prediction.
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:divination
Derived terms
- star divination
Related terms
- divine
- predivination
Translations
act of divining
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art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
indication of future, prediction
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