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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Lecanomancy :: Lecanomancy (n.) divination practiced with water in a basin, by throwing three stones into it, and invoking the demon whose aid was sought..
Capnomancy :: Capnomancy (n.) Divination by means of the ascent or motion of smoke.
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..
Bibliomancy :: Bibliomancy (n.) A kind of divination, performed by selecting passages of Scripture at hazard, and drawing from them indications concerning future events..
Mantology :: Mantology (n.) The act or art of divination.
Pegomancy :: Pegomancy (n.) Divination by fountains.
Aleuromancy :: Aleuromancy (n.) Divination by means of flour.
Stike :: Stigonomancy (n.) Divination by writing on the bark of a tree.
Divinator :: Divinator (n.) One who practices or pretends to divination; a diviner.
Onomancy :: Onomancy (n.) Divination by the letters of a name; nomancy.
Astromantic :: Astromantic (a.) Of or pertaining to divination by means of the stars; astrologic.
Astragalomancy :: Astragalomancy (n.) Divination by means of small bones or dice.
Osteomanty :: Osteomanty (n.) Divination by means of bones.
Crystallomancy :: Crystallomancy (n.) Divination by means of a crystal or other transparent body, especially a beryl..
Ornithomancy :: Ornithomancy (n.) Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc..
Al-phitomancy :: Al-phitomancy (n.) Divination by means of barley meal.
Mantic :: Mantic (a.) Of or pertaining to divination, or to the condition of one inspired, or supposed to be inspired, by a deity; prophetic..
Gastromancy :: Gastromancy (n.) A species of divination, by means of glasses or other round, transparent vessels, in the center of which figures are supposed to appear by magic art..
Arithmancy :: Arithmancy (n.) Divination by means of numbers.
Botanomancy :: Botanomancy (n.) An ancient species of divination by means of plants, esp. sage and fig leaves..
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