Associations to the word «Divination»

Wiktionary

DIVINATION, noun. (uncountable) The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events.
DIVINATION, noun. The apparent art of discovering secrets or the future by preternatural means.
DIVINATION, noun. (countable) An indication of what is future or secret; augury omen; conjectural presage; prediction.

Dictionary definition

DIVINATION, noun. Successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck.
DIVINATION, noun. A prediction uttered under divine inspiration.
DIVINATION, noun. The art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca