hariolation
noun
har·i·o·la·tion
ˌharēəˈlāshən
plural -s
: the act or process of deduction : guesswork
facts as distinguished from what classical scholars call hariolations
George Saintsbury
George Saintsbury
Word History
Etymology
Latin hariolation-, hariolatio action of prophesying, from hariolatus (past participle of hariolari to prophesy, divine) + -ion-, -io -ion; probably akin to Latin haruspex soothsayer, diviner