divination en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌdɪvɪˈneɪʃən/
Etymology
From Old French divination, from Latin divinatio.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events.
- (countable, uncountable) The apparent art of discovering secrets or the future by preternatural means.
- (countable) An indication of what is to come in the future or what is secret; a prediction.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| divinations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
dice divination · runic divination · star divination
Hyponyms
causimomancy · myomancy · logarithmancy · margaritomancy · amniomancy · selenomancy · deuteroscopy · hieroscopy · psychomancy · oinomancy · dendromancy · pyromancy · haruspicy · critomancy · geomancy · ailuromancy · rhapsodomancy · meteoromancy · cromniomancy · aeromancy · organoscopy · catoptromancy · ceraunoscopy · lithomancy · capnomancy · ornithomancy · maculomancy · spatulamancy · brontoscopy · chartomancy · enoptromancy · lots · idolomancy · horoscopy · omoplatoscopy · scapulimancy · astrology · chaomancy · moleosophy · metoposcopy · sortilege · zoomancy · ichthyomancy · physiognomy · dactylomancy · onomomancy · omphalomancy · scapulomancy · sciomancy · daphnomancy · phrenology · lecanomancy · extispicy · scatomancy · rhabdomancy · cleidomancy · craniognomy · graphology · anthroposcopy · tasseography · hepatoscopy · belomancy · apantomancy · tasseomancy · oneiromancy · chirognomy · water witching · stichomancy · alphitomancy · qabalah · cheiromancy · haruspication · botanomancy · logomancy · arachnomancy · cledonomancy · osteomancy · spodomancy · ydromancy · alectryomancy · numerology · cleromancy · cartomancy · ophiomancy · notarikon · nephomancy · coscinomancy · crithomancy · dowsing · palmistry · demonomancy · libanomancy · metagnomy · anemoscopy · felidomancy · sideromancy · hydromancy · xylomancy · axinomancy · crystallomancy · pegomancy · chronomancy · technical analysis · halomancy · metopomancy · cephalomancy · aruspicina · aleuromancy · necromancy · pedomancy · onomancy · dactyliomancy · isopsephy · armomancy · augury · molybdomancy · lampadomancy · anthropomancy · astromancy · gematria · radiesthesia · astroscopy · entomomancy · hieromancy · myrmomancy · astragyromancy · ceromancy · astragalomancy · ariolation · galvanoscopy · gyromancy · cyclomancy · geloscopy · theomancy · tephramancy · chiromancy · technomancy · kabbalah · gastromancy · austromancy · scrying · iridology · onychomancy · alectoromancy · hippomancy · palm reading · nigromancy · necyomancy · floriography · rumpology · genethlialogy · cabala · oneiroscopy · macharomancy · alomancy · bibliomancy · labiomancy
Relateds
predivination · divinatory · Methods of divination on Wikipedia.Wikipedia · divine
Synonyms
Translations (73)
ee afakaka (act of divining) · cmn 占卜術 (art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means) · hu jövendölés (indication of future, prediction) · la dīvīnātiō (art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means) · fr divination (act of divining) · ro divinație (act of divining) · el μαντεία (act of divining) · tr önbili (act of divining) · grc μαντεία (act of divining) · mi niu (act of divining) · grc μαντική (art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means) · es divinación (act of divining) · cs věštba (act of divining) · bg прогноза (indication of future, prediction) · gl adivinación (act of divining) · tr kehanet (act of divining) · ru ворожба́ (art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means) · id ramal (act of divining) · cmn 預兆 /预兆 (indication of future, prediction) · es divinación (art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means) · cmn 預知術 /预知术 (art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means) · ru предсказа́ние (indication of future, prediction) · fi selvännäkeminen (art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means) · hu jövendölés (act of divining) · ko 점 (act of divining) · es adivinación (act of divining) · ota كبزه (act of divining) · fi kaivonkatsominen (art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means) · hu jövendölés (art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means) · cmn 預示 /预示 (indication of future, prediction) · pt adivinhação (act of divining) · ru предви́дение (act of divining) · mi niu (art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means) · el μαντική (art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means) · sw ramli (act of divining) · cs věštění (act of divining) · ca endevinació (act of divining) · ru предсказа́ние (act of divining) · cmn 占卜 (act of divining) · it divinazione (act of divining) · pl wróżba (act of divining) · ota فال (act of divining) · it oracolo (art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means) · cmn 卜筮 (act of divining) · mi rata (art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means) · cmn 預言 /预言 (act of divining) · grc μαντεία (art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means) · ko 복점 (act of divining) · la dīvīnātiō (act of divining) · de Wahrsagerei (act of divining) · fi ennustaminen (act of divining) · bg врачуване (art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means) · ga fáistine (art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means) · ota كبزه (art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means) · ga fáistine (act of divining) · el μαντεία (art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means) · bg гадаене (art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means) · es videncia (act of divining) · bg предсказване (act of divining) · sw ramli (art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means) · fi ennustus (indication of future, prediction) · ja 占い (act of divining) · es videncia (art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means) · ru прорица́ние (act of divining) · it divinazione (art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means) · ru прогно́з (indication of future, prediction) · ru гада́ние (art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means) · pt divinação (act of divining) · cmn 卜卦 (act of divining) · id tenung (act of divining) · pl wróżenie (act of divining) · el προφητεία (indication of future, prediction) · de Wahrsagen (act of divining)