divination
English · Français · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
divination
- /ˌdɪvɪˈneɪʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Old French divination, from Latin divinatio.
noun divinations
- The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events.
- The apparent art of discovering secrets or the future by preternatural means.
- An indication of what is to come in the future or what is secret; a prediction.
Similar: divination
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: divination
Translations
Every language
noun act of divining
| Español | adivinación, divinación, videncia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 점 jeom, 복점 bokjeom |
| 日本語 | 占い uranai |
| 中文 | 卜筮 bǔshì, 占卜 zhānbǔ, 卜卦 bǔguà, 預言 /预言 yùyán |
| Kiswahili | ramli |
| Português | adivinhação, divinação |
| Français | divination |
| Deutsch | Wahrsagerei, Wahrsagen |
| Italiano | divinazione |
| Ελληνικά | μαντεία manteía |
| Română | divinație |
| Русский | предсказа́ние predskazánije, прорица́ние proricánije, предви́дение predvídenije |
noun art of discovering secrets or seeing the future by supernatural means
| Español | divinación, videncia |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 占卜術, 預知術 /预知术 |
| Kiswahili | ramli |
| Italiano | oracolo, divinazione |
| Ελληνικά | μαντεία manteía, μαντική mantikí |
| Русский | гада́ние gadánije, ворожба́ vorožbá |
noun indication of future, prediction
| 中文 | 預兆 /预兆 yùzhào, 預示 /预示 yùshì |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | προφητεία profiteía |
| Русский | предсказа́ние predskazánije, прогно́з prognóz |
Talk about this word "divination." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/divination. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. divination. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/divination "divination." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/divination.Cite this
@misc{divination_2026,
title = {divination},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/divination},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
