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.

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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

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How to use divination in a sentence

The use of divinatory methods, with whatsoever intention and for whatever purpose, carries with it two suggestions.
The Illustrated Key to the Tarot|L. W. de Laurence
These pictures respond to the divinatory meanings, which have been drawn from many sources.
The Illustrated Key to the Tarot|L. W. de Laurence
It remains to give, also briefly, the divinatory significance allocated by the same art to the Trumps Major.
The Illustrated Key to the Tarot|L. W. de Laurence
The consensus of divinatory meanings is on the side of change, as the cards do not deal especially with questions of money.
The Illustrated Key to the Tarot|L. W. de Laurence

But intuition, even if apparently dormant, may be cultivated by practice in these divinatory processes.
The Illustrated Key to the Tarot|L. W. de Laurence

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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