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Divination Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Divination? [n] the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means [n] a prediction uttered under divine inspiration Synonyms \| Synonyms for Divination: foretelling \| fortune telling \| prophecy \| soothsaying Related Terms \| Find terms related to Divination: alchemy \| astrodiagnosis \| astrology \| astromancy \| augury \| bewitchery \| charm \| clairvoyance \| crystal ball \| crystal gazing \| divining \| enchantment \| fetishism \| fortunetelling \| genethliacs \| genethlialogy \| glamour \| gramarye \| halomancy \| haruspication \| haruspicy \| hoodoo \| horoscopy \| idolomancy \| juju \| jujuism \| magic \| mantic \| mantology \| natural magic \| necromancy \| obeah \| onomancy \| palmistry \| palm-reading \| pythonism \| rune \| shamanism \| sorcery \| sortes Biblicae \| sortes Homericae \| sortes Praenestinae \| sortes Vergilianae \| sortilege \| spatulamancy \| spell \| spellbinding \| spellcasting \| spodomancy \| stichomancy \| sycomancy \| sympathetic magic \| thaumaturgia \| thaumaturgics \| thaumaturgism \| thaumaturgy \| theomancy \| theurgy \| vampirism \| voodoo \| voodooism \| wanga \| white magic \| witchcraft \| witchery \| witchwork \| wizardry \| xylomancy \| zoomancy See Also \| chirology \| chiromancy \| dowse \| dowsing \| forecasting \| foretelling \| geomancy \| hydromancy \| lithomancy \| necromancy \| onomancy \| oracle \| palm reading \| palmistry \| prediction \| prognostication \| prognostication \| prophecy \| pyromancy \| rhabdomancy \| vaticination Divination In Webster's Dictionary \Div`i*na"tion\, n. [L. divinatio, fr. divinare, divinatum, to foresee, foretell, fr. divinus: cf. F. divination. See {Divine}.] 1. The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events; the pretended art discovering secret or future by preternatural means. There shall not be found among you any one that . . . useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter. --Deut. xviii. 10. Note: Among the ancient heathen philosophers natural divination was supposed to be effected by a divine afflatus; artificial divination by certain rites, omens, or appearances, as the flight of birds, entrails of animals, etc. 2. An indication of what is future or secret; augury omen; conjectural presage; prediction. Birds which do give a happy divination of things to come. --Sir T. North.

Divination Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Divination?

[n] the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
[n] a prediction uttered under divine inspiration

Synonyms | Synonyms for Divination: foretelling | fortune telling | prophecy | soothsaying

Divination In Webster's Dictionary

\Div`i*na"tion\, n. [L. divinatio, fr. divinare,
divinatum, to foresee, foretell, fr. divinus: cf. F.
divination. See {Divine}.]
1. The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future
   events; the pretended art discovering secret or future by
   preternatural means.

         There shall not be found among you any one that . .
         . useth divination, or an observer of times, or an
         enchanter.                            --Deut. xviii.
                                               10.

Note: Among the ancient heathen philosophers natural
      divination was supposed to be effected by a divine
      afflatus; artificial divination by certain rites,
      omens, or appearances, as the flight of birds, entrails
      of animals, etc.

2. An indication of what is future or secret; augury omen;
   conjectural presage; prediction.

         Birds which do give a happy divination of things to
         come.                                 --Sir T.
                                               North.

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