Divination – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
מילים נרדפות: conjecture,
surmisal,
hypothesis,
speculation,
supposition,
guess,
surmise,
prediction,
foretelling,
prognostication,
forecasting,
prophecy,
vaticination
divination
n.
practice of foretelling the future through supernatural means
Divination
Divination (from Latin
divinare "to foresee, to be inspired by a god", related to
divinus,
divine) is the attempt to gain insight into a question or situation by way of an
occultic, standardized process or ritual. Used in various forms throughout history, diviners ascertain their interpretations of how a
querent should proceed by reading signs, events, or
omens, or through alleged contact with a
supernatural agency.
divination
Noun
1. successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck
(hypernym) guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
2. a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
(synonym) prophecy
(hypernym) prediction, foretelling, forecasting, prognostication
(hyponym) oracle
(derivation) divine
3. the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
(synonym) foretelling, soothsaying, fortune telling
(hypernym) prophecy, prognostication, vaticination
(hyponym) dowse, dowsing, rhabdomancy
(derivation) divine
divination
nf.
divination, practice of foretelling the future through supernatural means
Divination
(n.)
The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events; the pretended art discovering secret or future by preternatural means.
(n.)
An indication of what is future or secret; augury omen; conjectural presage; prediction.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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