noun
divination
div-ih-NAY-shun/ˌdɪvɪˈneɪʃn/
The practice of seeking hidden knowledge or predicting the future through supernatural means.
She uses tarot cards for divination, hoping to glimpse her future.
Etymology
Divinare literally meant “to be inspired by a god.” Its connection with foretelling explains divination as discovering the future or hidden things through supernatural insight.
In context
and then that manifests in various forms of sickness the way to figure this out is to um perform a divination with the mother in this case it's a dream divination
More examples
- The museum exhibit explores ancient methods of divination.
- He turns to divination for answers about his missing brother.
- Reading tea leaves is a familiar form of divination.
Forms
Similar words
- fortune-telling
- Focuses on predicting future events, especially in someone's life.
- augury
- Specifically involves interpreting omens as signs of future events.