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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Hepatoscopy :: Hepatoscopy (n.) Divination by inspecting the liver of animals.
Divinator :: Divinator (n.) One who practices or pretends to divination; a diviner.
Botanomancy :: Botanomancy (n.) An ancient species of divination by means of plants, esp. sage and fig leaves..
Meteoromancy :: Meteoromancy (n.) A species of divination by meteors, chiefly by thunder and lightning, which was held in high estimation by the Romans..
Gastromancy :: Gastromancy (n.) A kind of divination, by means of words seemingly uttered from the stomach..
Bibliomancy :: Bibliomancy (n.) A kind of divination, performed by selecting passages of Scripture at hazard, and drawing from them indications concerning future events..
Sciomancy :: Sciomancy (n.) Divination by means of shadows.
Lecanomancy :: Lecanomancy (n.) divination practiced with water in a basin, by throwing three stones into it, and invoking the demon whose aid was sought..
Astragalomancy :: Astragalomancy (n.) Divination by means of small bones or dice.
Pegomancy :: Pegomancy (n.) Divination by fountains.
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..
Crystallomancy :: Crystallomancy (n.) Divination by means of a crystal or other transparent body, especially a beryl..
Coscinomancy :: Coscinomancy (n.) Divination by means of a suspended sieve.
Genethlialogy :: Genethlialogy (n.) Divination as to the destinies of one newly born; the act or art of casting nativities; astrology.
Hieromancy :: Hieromancy (n.) Divination by observing the objects offered in sacrifice.
Anthracomancy :: Anthracomancy (n.) Divination by inspecting a burning coal.
Divination :: Divination (n.) An indication of what is future or secret; augury omen; conjectural presage; prediction.
Ceromancy :: Ceromancy (n.) Divination by dropping melted wax in water.
Sortilege :: Sortilege (n.) The act or practice of drawing lots; divination by drawing lots.
Dactyliomancy :: Dactyliomancy (n.) Divination by means of finger rings.
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