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/ˌdɪvɪˈneɪʃən/
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
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D IH2 V AH0 N EY1 SH AH0 N
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The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
The apparent art of discovering secrets or the future by preternatural means.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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An indication of what is to come in the future or what is secret; a prediction.
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Usage: countable
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the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: foretelling, soothsaying, fortune telling
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: prophecy, prognostication, vaticination
Narrower terms: arithmancy, dowse, dowsing, rhabdomancy, geomancy, hydromancy, lithomancy, necromancy, oneiromancy, onomancy, palmistry, palm reading, chiromancy, chirology, pyromancy
a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: prophecy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: prediction, foretelling, forecasting, prognostication
Narrower terms: oracle
successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis
From Old French divination, from Latin divinatio.
Across languages
Translations 75 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
предсказване
(predskazvane)
— act of divining
Catalan :
endevinació
— act of divining
Chinese Mandarin :
卜筮
(bǔshì)
— act of divining
Chinese Mandarin :
占卜
(zhānbǔ)
— act of divining
Chinese Mandarin :
卜卦
(bǔguà)
— act of divining
Chinese Mandarin :
預言 /预言
(yùyán)
— act of divining
Czech :
věštba
— act of divining
Czech :
věštění
— act of divining
Ewe :
afakaka
— act of divining
Finnish :
ennustaminen
— act of divining
French :
divination
— act of divining
Galician :
adivinación
— act of divining
German :
Wahrsagerei
— act of divining
German :
Wahrsagen
— act of divining
Greek :
μαντεία
(manteía)
— act of divining
Ancient Greek :
μαντεία
(manteía)
— act of divining
Hungarian :
jövendölés
— act of divining
Indonesian :
ramal
— act of divining
Indonesian :
tenung
— act of divining
Irish :
fáistine
— act of divining
Italian :
divinazione
— act of divining
Japanese :
占い
(uranai)
— act of divining
Korean :
점
(jeom)
— act of divining
Korean :
복점
(bokjeom)
— act of divining
Latin :
dīvīnātiō
— act of divining
Māori :
niu
— act of divining
Polish :
wróżba
— act of divining
Polish :
wróżenie
— act of divining
Portuguese :
adivinhação
— act of divining
Portuguese :
divinação
— act of divining
Romanian :
divinație
— act of divining
Russian :
предсказа́ние
(predskazánije)
— act of divining
Russian :
прорица́ние
(proricánije)
— act of divining
Russian :
предви́дение
(predvídenije)
— act of divining
Spanish :
adivinación
— act of divining
Spanish :
divinación (disused)
— act of divining
Spanish :
videncia
— act of divining
Swahili :
ramli
— act of divining
Turkish :
kehanet
— act of divining
Turkish :
önbili
— act of divining
Ottoman Turkish :
فال
(fal)
— act of divining
Ottoman Turkish :
كبزه
(kebze)
— act of divining
Bulgarian :
гадаене
(gadaene)
— art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Bulgarian :
врачуване
(vračuvane)
— art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Chinese Mandarin :
占卜術
— art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Chinese Mandarin :
預知術 /预知术
— art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Finnish :
selvännäkeminen
— art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Finnish :
kaivonkatsominen
— art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Greek :
μαντεία
(manteía)
— art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Greek :
μαντική
(mantikí)
— art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Ancient Greek :
μαντεία
(manteía)
— art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Ancient Greek :
μαντική
(mantikḗ)
— art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Hungarian :
jövendölés
— art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Irish :
fáistine
— art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Italian :
oracolo
— art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Italian :
divinazione
— art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Latin :
dīvīnātiō
— art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Māori :
niu
— art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Māori :
rata
— art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Russian :
гада́ние
(gadánije)
— art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Russian :
ворожба́
(vorožbá)
— art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Spanish :
divinidad
— art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Spanish :
divinación (disused)
— art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Spanish :
videncia
— art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Swahili :
ramli
— art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Ottoman Turkish :
كبزه
(kebze)
— art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
Bulgarian :
прогноза
(prognoza)
— indication of future, prediction
Chinese Mandarin :
預兆 /预兆
(yùzhào)
— indication of future, prediction
Chinese Mandarin :
預示 /预示
(yùshì)
— indication of future, prediction
Finnish :
ennustus
— indication of future, prediction
Greek :
προφητεία
(profiteía)
— indication of future, prediction
Hungarian :
jövendölés
— indication of future, prediction
Russian :
предсказа́ние
(predskazánije)
— indication of future, prediction
Russian :
прогно́з
(prognóz)
— indication of future, prediction
Spanish :
divinidad
— indication of future, prediction
