Meanings
noundivination (countable and uncountable, plural divinations)
plural divinations
- uncountableThe act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events.
- countableuncountableThe apparent art of discovering secrets or the future by preternatural means.
- countableAn indication of what is to come in the future or what is secret; a prediction.
Synonyms & antonyms
Narrower
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nouna prediction uttered under divine inspiration
Similar
nounthe art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latindivinatio
- Old Frenchdivination
- Englishdivination
From Old French divination, from Latin divinatio.
More words from Old French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek μαντεία, μαντεία
- μαντεία (manteía)act of divining
- μαντεία (manteía)art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
- μαντική (mantikḗ)art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Bulgarian предсказване, гадаене
- предсказване (predskazvane)act of divining
- гадаене (gadaene)art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
- врачуване (vračuvane)art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
- прогноза (prognoza)indication of future, prediction
Catalan endevinació
- endevinacióact of divining
Chinese Mandarin 卜筮, 占卜
- 卜筮 (bǔshì)act of divining
- 占卜 (zhānbǔ)act of divining
- 卜卦 (bǔguà)act of divining
- 預言 /预言 (yùyán)act of divining
- 占卜術art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
- 預知術 /预知术art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
- 預兆 /预兆 (yùzhào)indication of future, prediction
- 預示 /预示 (yùshì)indication of future, prediction
Czech věštba, věštění
- věštbaact of divining
- věštěníact of divining
Finnish ennustaminen, selvännäkeminen
- ennustaminenact of divining
- selvännäkeminenart of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
- kaivonkatsominenart of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
- ennustusindication of future, prediction
French divination
- divinationact of divining
German Wahrsagerei, Wahrsagen
- Wahrsagereiact of divining
- Wahrsagenact of divining
Greek μαντεία, μαντεία
- μαντεία (manteía)act of divining
- μαντεία (manteía)art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
- μαντική (mantikí)art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
- προφητεία (profiteía)indication of future, prediction
Hungarian jövendölés, jövendölés
- jövendölésact of divining
- jövendölésart of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
- jövendölésindication of future, prediction
Indonesian ramal, tenung
- ramalact of divining
- tenungact of divining
Irish fáistine, fáistine
- fáistineact of divining
- fáistineart of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Italian divinazione, oracolo
- divinazioneact of divining
- oracoloart of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
- divinazioneart of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Japanese 占い
- 占い (uranai)act of divining
Korean 점, 복점
- 점 (jeom)act of divining
- 복점 (bokjeom)act of divining
Latin dīvīnātiō, dīvīnātiō
- dīvīnātiōact of divining
- dīvīnātiōart of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Māori niu, niu
- niuact of divining
- niuart of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
- rataart of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Polish wróżba, wróżenie
- wróżbaact of divining
- wróżenieact of divining
Portuguese adivinhação, divinação
- adivinhaçãoact of divining
- divinaçãoact of divining
Romanian divinație
- divinațieact of divining
Russian предсказа́ние, прорица́ние
- предсказа́ние (predskazánije)act of divining
- прорица́ние (proricánije)act of divining
- предви́дение (predvídenije)act of divining
- гада́ние (gadánije)art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
- ворожба́ (vorožbá)art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
- предсказа́ние (predskazánije)indication of future, prediction
- прогно́з (prognóz)indication of future, prediction
Spanish adivinación, divinación
- adivinaciónact of divining
- divinaciónact of divining
- videnciaact of divining
- divinaciónart of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
- videnciaart of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Swahili ramli, ramli
- ramliact of divining
- ramliart of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Turkish kehanet, önbili
- kehanetact of divining
- önbiliact of divining
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with divination
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