Divination

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ËŒdɪvɨˈneɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Origin

From Old French divination, from Latin divinatio

Full definition of divination

Noun

1. (uncountable) The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events.
2. The apparent art of discovering secrets or the future by preternatural means.
3. (countable) An indication of what is future or secret; augury omen; conjectural presage; prediction.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

• star divination

Related terms

• divine
• predivination