Definition of divination

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Divination (n.) The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events; the pretended art discovering secret or future by preternatural means.

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Geomancy :: Geomancy (n.) A kind of divination by means of figures or lines, formed by little dots or points, originally on the earth, and latterly on paper..
Arithmancy :: Arithmancy (n.) Divination by means of numbers.
Cleromancy :: Cleromancy (n.) A divination by throwing dice or casting lots.
Genethlialogy :: Genethlialogy (n.) Divination as to the destinies of one newly born; the act or art of casting nativities; astrology.
Astromantic :: Astromantic (a.) Of or pertaining to divination by means of the stars; astrologic.
Coscinomancy :: Coscinomancy (n.) Divination by means of a suspended sieve.
Meteoromancy :: Meteoromancy (n.) A species of divination by meteors, chiefly by thunder and lightning, which was held in high estimation by the Romans..
Al-phitomancy :: Al-phitomancy (n.) Divination by means of barley meal.
Sors :: Sors (n.) A lot; also, a kind of divination by means of lots..
#NAME? :: -mancy () A combining form denoting divination; as, aleuromancy, chiromancy, necromancy, etc..
Sortilege :: Sortilege (n.) The act or practice of drawing lots; divination by drawing lots.
Myomancy :: Myomancy (n.) Divination by the movements of mice.
Crithomancu :: Crithomancu (n.) A kind of divination by means of the dough of the cakes offered in the ancient sacrifices, and the meal strewed over the victims..
Divinement :: Divinement (n.) Divination.
Tephramancy :: Tephramancy (n.) Divination by the ashes of the altar on which a victim had been consumed in sacrifice.
Diviner :: Diviner (n.) One who professes divination; one who pretends to predict events, or to reveal occult things, by supernatural means..
Botanomancy :: Botanomancy (n.) An ancient species of divination by means of plants, esp. sage and fig leaves..
Sideromancy :: Sideromancy (n.) Divination by burning straws on red-hot iron, and noting the manner of their burning..
Lithomancy :: Lithomancy (n.) Divination by means of stones.
Onychomancy :: Onychomancy (n.) Divination by the nails.
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