divination

[ div-uh-ney-shuhn ]

/ ˌdɪv əˈneɪ ʃən /

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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.

Origin of divination

1350–1400; Middle English divinacioun (<Anglo-French ) <Latin dīvīnātiōn- (stem of dīvīnātiō), equivalent to dīvīnāt(us), past participle of dīvīnāre to soothsay (dīvīn-divine + -ātus-ate¹) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM divination

di·vin·a·to·ry

[dih-vin-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /dɪˈvɪn əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective

Words nearby divination

dividendus, divider, dividers, divi-divi, dividual, divination, divine, Divine Comedy, divine healing, Divine Liturgy, Divine Mother

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Example sentences from the Web for divination

I particularly like how such a complex reading mirrors the divination referenced in the work.
Reading the Entrails|Blake Gopnik|July 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Nobody ever heard of even numbers in any case of divination.
The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2|Thomas de Quincey
The peculiar ability of a great diagnostician amounts to divination.
The Young Man and the World|Albert J. Beveridge
I here append a diagram of the cards as laid out in this mode of divination.
The Illustrated Key to the Tarot|L. W. de Laurence

He rallied to it each time after a divination of the state of the neighbourhood.
When God Laughs and Other Stories|Jack London
However, in his book on divination, he in his own person most openly opposes the doctrine of the prescience of future things.
The City of God, Volume I|Aurelius Augustine

British Dictionary definitions for divination

divination

/ (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 of divination

divinatory (dɪˈvɪnətərɪ, -trɪ), adjective

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单词	divination
释义	divination [ div-uh-ney-shuhn ] / ˌdɪv əˈneɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR divination ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of divination 1350–1400; Middle English divinacioun (<Anglo-French ) <Latin dīvīnātiōn- (stem of dīvīnātiō), equivalent to dīvīnāt(us), past participle of dīvīnāre to soothsay (dīvīn-divine + -ātus-ate¹) + -iōn--ion OTHER WORDS FROM divination di·vin·a·to·ry [dih-vin-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /dɪˈvɪn əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective Words nearby divination dividendus, divider, dividers, divi-divi, dividual, divination, divine, Divine Comedy, divine healing, Divine Liturgy, Divine Mother Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for divination I particularly like how such a complex reading mirrors the divination referenced in the work. Reading the Entrails\|Blake Gopnik\|July 13, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Nobody ever heard of even numbers in any case of divination. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey, Vol. 2\|Thomas de Quincey The peculiar ability of a great diagnostician amounts to divination. The Young Man and the World\|Albert J. Beveridge I here append a diagram of the cards as laid out in this mode of divination. The Illustrated Key to the Tarot\|L. W. de Laurence He rallied to it each time after a divination of the state of the neighbourhood. When God Laughs and Other Stories\|Jack London However, in his book on divination, he in his own person most openly opposes the doctrine of the prescience of future things. The City of God, Volume I\|Aurelius Augustine British Dictionary definitions for divination divination / (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 of divination divinatory (dɪˈvɪnətərɪ, -trɪ), adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to divination augury, prediction, prognostication, premonition, prophecy, soothsaying, palmistry, occultism, horoscopy
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divination

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