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divination

(dɪvɪneɪʃən)

uncountable noun

Divination is the art or practice of discovering what will happen in the future using supernatural means.

[formal]

Synonyms: prediction, divining, prophecy, presage More Synonyms of divination

divination in British English

(ˌdɪvɪˈneɪʃən)

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 (dɪˈvɪnətərɪ, -trɪ)

adjective

divination in American English

(ˌdɪvəˈneɪʃən)

noun

the act or practice of trying to foretell the future or explore the unknown by occult means

a prophecy; augury

a successful guess or intuitive perception

Derived forms

divinatory (diˈvinaˌtory) (dəˈvɪnəˌtɔri)

adjective

Word origin

ME divinacioun < L divinatio < divinatus, pp. of divinare: see divine

Examples of 'divination' in a sentence
divination

His sporadic contacts were surreal, and his reports were exercises in divination.I made a show of studying a shelf of books on tarot and divination, before making my way over to the section marked Magick."No. No, thank you very much," he said, backing away from Miss Larkins ' little table spread with objects of divination.

(noun) in the sense of prediction

Definition

the art of discovering future events as though by supernatural powers

Every method of divination is a philosophy about the world.

Synonyms

prediction

He was unwilling to make a prediction for the coming year.

divining

prophecy

Nostradamus's prophecy of the end of the world

presage

Soldiers used to believe a raven was a presage of coming battle.

foretelling

clairvoyance

fortune-telling

prognostication

The country is obsessed with gloomy prognostications about its future.

augury

soothsaying

sortilege

subject word lists

See Methods of divinationSee Means of divination

Additional synonyms

in the sense of augury

Definition

the foretelling of the future

Synonyms

prediction,

prophecy,

divination,

soothsaying,

sortilege

in the sense of presage

Definition

an omen

Soldiers used to believe a raven was a presage of coming battle.

Synonyms

omen,

sign,

warning,

forecast,

prediction,

prophecy,

portent,

harbinger (literary),

intimation,

forewarning,

prognostication,

augury,

prognostic,

auspice

in the sense of prognostication

The country is obsessed with gloomy prognostications about its future.

Synonyms

prediction,

expectation,

forecast,

speculation,

projection,

prophecy,

prognosis,

surmise,

vaticination

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单词	divination
释义	Trends of divination View usage for: divination (dɪvɪneɪʃən) uncountable noun Divination is the art or practice of discovering what will happen in the future using supernatural means. [formal] Synonyms: prediction, divining, prophecy, presage More Synonyms of divination divination in British English (ˌdɪvɪˈneɪʃən) noun 1. the art, practice, or gift of discerning or discovering future events or unknown things, as though by supernatural powers 2. a prophecy 3. a presentiment or guess Derived forms divinatory (dɪˈvɪnətərɪ, -trɪ) adjective divination in American English (ˌdɪvəˈneɪʃən) noun 1. the act or practice of trying to foretell the future or explore the unknown by occult means 2. a prophecy; augury 3. a successful guess or intuitive perception Derived forms divinatory (diˈvinaˌtory) (dəˈvɪnəˌtɔri) adjective Word origin ME divinacioun < L divinatio < divinatus, pp. of divinare: see divine Examples of 'divination' in a sentence divination His sporadic contacts were surreal, and his reports were exercises in divination. Adair, Tom (Intro) THREE KINDS OF KISSING - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES (1977) I made a show of studying a shelf of books on tarot and divination, before making my way over to the section marked Magick. Pritchard, John NIGHT SISTERS (1977) "No. No, thank you very much," he said, backing away from Miss Larkins ' little table spread with objects of divination. Diana Wynne Jones CHARMED LIFE (1977) (noun) in the sense of prediction Definition the art of discovering future events as though by supernatural powers Every method of divination is a philosophy about the world. Synonyms prediction He was unwilling to make a prediction for the coming year. divining prophecy Nostradamus's prophecy of the end of the world presage Soldiers used to believe a raven was a presage of coming battle. foretelling clairvoyance fortune-telling prognostication The country is obsessed with gloomy prognostications about its future. augury soothsaying sortilege subject word lists See Methods of divinationSee Means of divination Additional synonyms in the sense of augury Definition the foretelling of the future Synonyms prediction, prophecy, divination, soothsaying, sortilege in the sense of presage Definition an omen Soldiers used to believe a raven was a presage of coming battle. Synonyms omen, sign, warning, forecast, prediction, prophecy, portent, harbinger (literary), intimation, forewarning, prognostication, augury, prognostic, auspice in the sense of prognostication The country is obsessed with gloomy prognostications about its future. Synonyms prediction, expectation, forecast, speculation, projection, prophecy, prognosis, surmise, vaticination Nearby words of divination divide divide something up dividend divination divine diviner divinity Synonyms of 'divination' divination Explore 'divination' in the dictionary
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