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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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Alomancy :: Alomancy (n.) Divination by means of salt.

Sortilege :: Sortilege (n.) The act or practice of drawing lots; divination by drawing lots.

Lithomancy :: Lithomancy (n.) Divination by means of stones.

Spodumene :: Spodomantic (a.) Relating to spodomancy, or divination by means of ashes..

Pedomancy :: Pedomancy (n.) Divination by examining the soles of the feet.

Onomancy :: Onomancy (n.) Divination by the letters of a name; nomancy.

#NAME? :: -mancy () A combining form denoting divination; as, aleuromancy, chiromancy, necromancy, etc..

Arithmancy :: Arithmancy (n.) Divination by means of numbers.

Hieromancy :: Hieromancy (n.) Divination by observing the objects offered in sacrifice.

Axinomancy :: Axinomancy (n.) A species of divination, by means of an ax or hatchet..

Theomancy :: Theomancy (n.) A kind of divination drawn from the responses of oracles among heathen nations.

Myomancy :: Myomancy (n.) Divination by the movements of mice.

Botanomancy :: Botanomancy (n.) An ancient species of divination by means of plants, esp. sage and fig leaves..

Crystallomancy :: Crystallomancy (n.) Divination by means of a crystal or other transparent body, especially a beryl..

Pyromancy :: Pyromancy (n.) Divination by means of fire.

Sideromancy :: Sideromancy (n.) Divination by burning straws on red-hot iron, and noting the manner of their burning..

Catoptromancy :: Catoptromancy (n.) A species of divination, which was performed by letting down a mirror into water, for a sick person to look at his face in it. If his countenance appeared distorted and ghastly, it was an ill omen; if fresh and healthy, it was favorable..

Wise :: Wise (v.) Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous; specifically, skilled in divination..

Mantic :: Mantic (a.) Of or pertaining to divination, or to the condition of one inspired, or supposed to be inspired, by a deity; prophetic..

Alectryomancy :: Alectryomancy (n.) Divination by means of a cock and grains of corn placed on the letters of the alphabet, the letters being put together in the order in which the grains were eaten..