divination
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- noun
- /ˌdɪvəˈneɪʃən/
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adivinación
- In ancient cultures, people often turned to divination to discover hidden truths about their future.
- divination sign
- divination rituals
- divination and magic
And so we shouldn't really concern ourselves with divination or what the priest might be saying.
- And so we shouldn't really concern ourselves with divination or what the priest might be saying.
- And This is why divination or consulting the gods is efficacious.
- To what extent was ayahuasca or yahe predominantly used for, say, hunting or divination purposes versus healing purposes?
- And it's also got another important text in here on divination.
Examples
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Our conversation took a turn that offered further insights into Tuareg divination and aromascapes more generally.
Academic text (1999) -
Yeah, we all know about crystals and divination.
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"Then the soldier bird performed a divination for him and said, "Do you know what you should do?"
Academic text (2008) -
If you ask me about the divination it is a rare discipline
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I have little of my master's art in divination.
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Have your powers of divination forsaken you?
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If these divinations are correct, the fallen star lies 100 miles away.
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The above-described divination ceremony was not the first time that Fa had been consulted on your behalf.
Academic text (1990) -
The exhibition includes ancestral figures, masks, thrones, scepters, divination implements, ceramics, and basketry.
Academic text (1999) -
In addition to traditional Yoruba rituals, curing procedures, and divination, the process incorporates palmistry, numerology, tarot, and astrology.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
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A way of finding out what will happen to someone in the future using mysterious methods
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To say what will happen in the future
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To tell someone about their future, often for money, for example using cards or reading palms
Saying what will happen in the future using signs or magic
A prediction of future events said to come from a god
Compounds
How Supernatural
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Divination comes from a Latin word related to divine, from a root meaning 'god' or 'divine', so it originally meant getting knowledge from the gods. That's why divination today means trying to 'see the future' or find hidden knowledge by supernatural means.