divination
/ˌdɪvɪˈneɪʃən/ · noun
Meaning
- 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.
Etymology / origin
From Old French divination, from Latin divinatio.
- divinatio(Latin)→
- divination(fro)→
- *dyew-(ine-pro)→
- divination (English)
- Relations: root, uder, uder
Related words
Descendant words
- divinaatio(Finnish) (cog)
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