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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Theomancy :: Theomancy (n.) A kind of divination drawn from the responses of oracles among heathen nations.
Hydromancy :: Hydromancy (n.) Divination by means of water, -- practiced by the ancients..
Ceromancy :: Ceromancy (n.) Divination by dropping melted wax in water.
Hieroscopy :: Hieroscopy (n.) Divination by inspection of entrails of victims offered in sacrifice.
Onychomancy :: Onychomancy (n.) Divination by the nails.
Crystallomancy :: Crystallomancy (n.) Divination by means of a crystal or other transparent body, especially a beryl..
#NAME? :: -mancy () A combining form denoting divination; as, aleuromancy, chiromancy, necromancy, etc..
Divination :: Divination (n.) The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events; the pretended art discovering secret or future by preternatural means.
Divinatory :: Divinatory (a.) Professing, or relating to, divination..
Tephramancy :: Tephramancy (n.) Divination by the ashes of the altar on which a victim had been consumed in sacrifice.
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..
Lithomancy :: Lithomancy (n.) Divination by means of stones.
Sortilege :: Sortilege (n.) The act or practice of drawing lots; divination by drawing lots.
Meteoromancy :: Meteoromancy (n.) A species of divination by meteors, chiefly by thunder and lightning, which was held in high estimation by the Romans..
Capnomancy :: Capnomancy (n.) Divination by means of the ascent or motion of smoke.
Pyromancy :: Pyromancy (n.) Divination by means of fire.
Divinator :: Divinator (n.) One who practices or pretends to divination; a diviner.
Sciomancy :: Sciomancy (n.) Divination by means of shadows.
Anthracomancy :: Anthracomancy (n.) Divination by inspecting a burning coal.
Astromantic :: Astromantic (a.) Of or pertaining to divination by means of the stars; astrologic.
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