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divination
[ div-uh-ney-shuhn ]
noun
- the practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means.
- augury; prophecy:
The divination of the high priest was fulfilled.
- perception by intuition; instinctive foresight.
divination
/ ˌdɪvɪˈneɪʃən; dɪˈvɪnətərɪ; -trɪ /
noun
- the art, practice, or gift of discerning or discovering future events or unknown things, as though by supernatural powers
- a prophecy
- a presentiment or guess
Derived Forms
- divinatory, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- 徱···ٴ· [dih-, vin, -, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of divination1
Example Sentences
Ancestral divination is imperative in order to get through to that, because they’re always there watching.
Judging from the torrent of polling divinations, spirited debate and reportage dedicated to the potential ballot choices of our sons, brothers, husbands and uncles, women’s voting trends must be stagnant or just simpler, right?
The ornate and carefully preserved drawings showcase the mysteries of medieval astrology as it intersected with medicine, divination and daily life in the Middle Ages.
The earliest versions of tarot decks weren’t even used as a form of divination.
He is playing digital divination, reaching for the stars with another narcissistic leap.
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