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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Sideromancy :: Sideromancy (n.) Divination by burning straws on red-hot iron, and noting the manner of their burning..
Stike :: Stigonomancy (n.) Divination by writing on the bark of a tree.
Anthracomancy :: Anthracomancy (n.) Divination by inspecting a burning coal.
Enoptomancy :: Enoptomancy (n.) Divination by the use of a mirror.
Chaomancy :: Chaomancy (n.) Divination by means of appearances in the air.
Axinomancy :: Axinomancy (n.) A species of divination, by means of an ax or hatchet..
Mantic :: Mantic (a.) Of or pertaining to divination, or to the condition of one inspired, or supposed to be inspired, by a deity; prophetic..
Hydromantic :: Hydromantic (a.) Of or pertaining to divination by water.
Osteomanty :: Osteomanty (n.) Divination by means of bones.
Rhapsodomancy :: Rhapsodomancy (n.) Divination by means of verses.
Spodomantic :: Spodomancy (n.) Divination by means of ashes.
Pegomancy :: Pegomancy (n.) Divination by fountains.
Sorcery :: Sorcery (n.) Divination by the assistance, or supposed assistance, of evil spirits, or the power of commanding evil spirits; magic; necromancy; witchcraft; enchantment..
Theomancy :: Theomancy (n.) A kind of divination drawn from the responses of oracles among heathen nations.
Arithmancy :: Arithmancy (n.) Divination by means of numbers.
Chartomancy :: Chartomancy (n.) Divination by written paper or by cards.
Hieroscopy :: Hieroscopy (n.) Divination by inspection of entrails of victims offered in sacrifice.
Augury :: Augury (n.) The art or practice of foretelling events by observing the actions of birds, etc.; divination..
Hepatoscopy :: Hepatoscopy (n.) Divination by inspecting the liver of animals.
Amphicome :: Amphicome (n.) A kind of figured stone, rugged and beset with eminences, anciently used in divination..
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