divination

[ div-uh-ney-shuh n ]
/ 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

dividend on, dividendus, divider, dividers, dividual, divination, divine, divine comedy, divine healing, divine liturgy, divine mind

Words related to divination

augury, prediction, prognostication, premonition, prophecy, soothsaying, palmistry, occultism, horoscopy

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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