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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Bibliomancy :: Bibliomancy (n.) A kind of divination, performed by selecting passages of Scripture at hazard, and drawing from them indications concerning future events..
Osteomanty :: Osteomanty (n.) Divination by means of bones.
Amphicome :: Amphicome (n.) A kind of figured stone, rugged and beset with eminences, anciently used in divination..
Belomancy :: Belomancy (n.) A kind of divination anciently practiced by means of marked arrows drawn at random from a bag or quiver, the marks on the arrows drawn being supposed to foreshow the future..
Axinomancy :: Axinomancy (n.) A species of divination, by means of an ax or hatchet..
Divine :: Divine (v. i.) To use or practice divination; to foretell by divination; to utter prognostications.
Sciomancy :: Sciomancy (n.) Divination by means of shadows.
Coscinomancy :: Coscinomancy (n.) Divination by means of a suspended sieve.
Crystallomancy :: Crystallomancy (n.) Divination by means of a crystal or other transparent body, especially a beryl..
Theomancy :: Theomancy (n.) A kind of divination drawn from the responses of oracles among heathen nations.
Pedomancy :: Pedomancy (n.) Divination by examining the soles of the feet.
Stichometrical :: Stichomancy (n.) Divination by lines, or passages of books, taken at hazard..
Aeromancy :: Aeromancy (n.) Divination from the state of the air or from atmospheric substances; also, forecasting changes in the weather..
Hydromancy :: Hydromancy (n.) Divination by means of water, -- practiced by the ancients..
Genethlialogy :: Genethlialogy (n.) Divination as to the destinies of one newly born; the act or art of casting nativities; astrology.
Rabdomancy :: Rabdomancy (n.) Divination by means of rods or wands.
Chartomancy :: Chartomancy (n.) Divination by written paper or by cards.
Myomancy :: Myomancy (n.) Divination by the movements of mice.
Astromantic :: Astromantic (a.) Of or pertaining to divination by means of the stars; astrologic.
Geloscopy :: Geloscopy (n.) Divination by means of laughter.
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