Divination synonyms

dĭv'ə-nā'shən

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psephomancy
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alectryomancy
A form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird, several birds (most preferably the white rooster or cockerel) pecking at grain that the diviner has scattered on the ground.
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cleromancy
Divination by the casting of lots.
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augury
The definition of augury is the practice of clairvoyancy by a prophet or oracle, or is a sign or harbinger of things to happen in the future.
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ophiomancy
Divination by serpents, as for example by their manner of eating or by their coils.
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xylomancy
Divination by means of pieces of burning wood
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soothsaying
The art or practice of foretelling events.
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calculation
Careful, often cunning estimation and planning of likely outcomes, especially to advance one's own interests.
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palmistry
The practice or art of telling fortunes from the lines, marks, and patterns on the palms of the hands.
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prognostics
Plural form of prognostic
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prognostication
A statement about or prior knowledge of the future.
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clairvoyance
The occult ability to perceive things that are not in sight or that cannot be seen, or that are in the future
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prophecy
Prediction of the future under divine or paranormal guidance; act, practice, or ability of a prophet
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extrasensory-perception
The supposed ability to obtain information without the use of normal sensory channels.
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spirit-rapping
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thaumaturgy
The working of supernatural miracles; magic
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horoscopy
The casting of horoscopes.
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penetration
The act of penetrating a given situation with the mind or faculties; perception, discernment. [from 17th c.]
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intimation
A hint; indirect suggestion
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portent
Prophetic or threatening significance:
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warning
(Meteorol.) An official alert, as by the National Weather Service, that, variously, a tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood, etc. has been spotted or detected by radar in the area
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fortunetelling
Alternative spelling of fortune-telling.
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phrenology
The study of the shape and protuberances of the skull, based on the now discredited belief that they reveal character and mental capacity.
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astrology
The study of the positions and motions of celestial bodies in the belief that they have an influence on the course of natural earthly occurrences and human affairs.
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graphology
The study of handwriting, especially when employed as a means of analyzing character.
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tea-leaf reading
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hieromancy
Divination by interpreting sacred objects, often used in sacrificial offerings. Similar to aruspicy.
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hydromancy
Divination by the observation of water.
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ichthyomancy
Divination interpreting the appearance and behaviour of fish. A form of augury.
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pyromancy
The magical power of conjuring or controlling fire.
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crystal gazing
Divination by gazing into a crystal ball.
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crystallomancy
Divination by a crystal ball.
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sciomancy
Divination using shadows
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ornithomancy
Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc.
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dactyliomancy
Divination by means of rings.
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bibliomancy
Divination based on a Bible verse or a literary passage chosen at random
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anthropomancy
Divination by the interpretation of human sacrificial entrails.
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catoptromancy
Divination by use of mirrors, or other reflective surfaces. Similar to crystallomancy, dubjed, enoptromancy and scrying.
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alphitomancy
A divination practise used to reveal guilty parties my feeding a person or group barley meal. The innocent, it is said, would feel no effects, but the guilty would feel indigestion. Also known as Cursed Bread.
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lithomancy
Divination with the use of precious or semi-precious stones, gemstones, or normal stones by either interpreting the light they reflect (crystallomancy), or how they fall (sortilege).
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oneiromancy
The practice of predicting the future through interpretation of dreams.
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chiromancy
Divination performed by examining the lines in the palms.
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aeromancy
Divination by use of atmospheric conditions.
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aleuromancy
Divination using flour or flour-related products such as dough or cakes and fortune cookies
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axinomancy
Placing an agate stone, piece of jet, or some other precious or semi-precious stone upon the axe-head and heating the metal, the movement of the agate then being interpreted.
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belomancy
Studying the flight of arrows, an act of divination used by the Greeks and Arabs. It is strongly forbidden in the Koran.
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haruspicy
The study and divination by use of animal entrails, usually the victims of sacrifice.
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genethliacs
Plural form of genethliac
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dowsing
The practice of seeking water or other substances (usually liquid) with the aid of a forked stick or similar pointing device, as believed by some practitioners to derive from supernatural power.
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Ouija board (trademark)
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casting the planchette
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i-ching
A Chinese book of ancient origin consisting of 64 interrelated hexagrams along with commentaries attributed to Confucius. The hexagrams, originally used for divination, embody Taoist philosophy by describing all nature and human endeavor in terms of the interaction of yin and yang.
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forecast (related)
An estimation of a future condition.
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astromancy
Divination by the stars; astrology in its modern prophetic aspect.
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fortune-telling
The act of predicting a person's future.
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guess
The definition of a guess is an act of predicting, estimating or assuming.
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haruspication
The act or practice of divination from the entrails of animals slain in sacrifice.
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intuition
Something known or learned in this way
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numerology
Divination by numbers, often, specif., by numbers derived from alphabetic letters, from names, or from words in a text
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omen
Prognostication; portent:
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premonition
A clairvoyant or clairaudient experience, such as a dream, which resonates with some event in the future.
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prognosis
(Medicine) A forecast of the future course of a disease or disorder, based on medical knowledge.
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scapulimancy
Divination using shoulder bones
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sortilege
Divination or prophecy by casting lots
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oracle
An authoritative or wise statement or prediction.
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vaticination
Prediction, prophecy.
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vision
(Countable) A religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance.
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foresight (related)
The definition of foresight is the ability to see or plan for what will happen in the future.
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onomancy
Divination by the letters of a name; nomancy
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stichomancy
Divination by randomly selecting lines or passages from books
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sycomancy
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theomancy
A kind of divination drawn from the responses of oracles among heathen nations.
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zoomancy
Divination by means of animals
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magick (related)
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magickal (related)
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tarot (related)
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interpretation of omens
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Extrasensory perception
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necromancy
Loosely, any sorcery or witchcraft, especially involving death or the dead, particularly sorcery involving raising or reanimating the dead.
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prediction
The thing predicted or foretold
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sorcery
The use of an evil supernatural power to control or influence people and their affairs or the natural world; black magic
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foreshadowing
It can be a clue like a neighbor, a disagreement, or an event that seems inconsequential at the time.
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insight
Power of acute observation and deduction; penetration; discernment; perception.
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rhabdomancy
Divination with a wand or rod; dowsing.
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  • That they were employed in divination is consonant with the facts already noted.

  • We are justified in concluding, therefore, that among the Greeks and Romans likewise the examination of the liver was the basis of divination in the case of the sacrificial animal.

  • As man approached the gods in sacrifice and prayers, so too the gods declared themselves to men by divers signs and tokens, which it was possible to read by the art of Divination (q.v.).

  • Prophetic personality now moved in a larger sphere than that of divination, important though that function be in the social life of the ancient state as instrumental in declaring the will of the deity when any enterprise was on foot.

  • Like Leonardo, but with much less than Leonardo's genius for scientific speculation and divination, Diirer was a confirmed reasoner and theorist on the laws of nature and natural appearances.

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