divination

Definition of Divination

(noun) The art and practice of using supernatural power to foresee the future or answer a question.

Example of Divination

• Scrying, looking into something such as a crystal ball to aid in divination.
  

Divination Pronunciation

Pronunciation Usage Guide

Syllabification: div·i·na·tion

Audio Pronunciation

International Phonetic Alphabet

• American English – /ˌdɪvəˈneɪʃən/
• British English – /dɪvɪˈneɪʃən/

Usage Notes

• Plural: divinations
• A (noun) diviner (verb) divines the future and provides (adjective) divinatory information.

Additional Information

• Word origin of “divination” – Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com

Related Terms

• belief system
• force
• magic
• mantra
• personified supernatural force
• polytheism
• prayer
• priest
• religion
• supernatural
• totemism

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Works Consulted

Collins English Dictionary: Complete and Unabridged. 6th ed. 2003. Glasgow, Scotland: Collins.

Merriam-Webster. (N.d.) Merriam-Webster Dictionary. (http://www.merriam-webster.com/).

Oxford University Press. (N.d.) Oxford Dictionaries. (https://www.oxforddictionaries.com/).

Princeton University. 2010. WordNet. (https://wordnet.princeton.edu/).

Random House Webster’s College Dictionary. 1997. New York: Random House.

Wikipedia contributors. (N.d.) Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation. (https://en.wikipedia.org/).

Cite the Definition of Divination

ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “divination.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved June 5, 2023 (https://sociologydictionary.org/divination/).

APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)

divination. (2014). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/divination/

Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “divination.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed June 5, 2023. https://sociologydictionary.org/divination/.

MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)

“divination.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2014. Web. 5 Jun. 2023. <https://sociologydictionary.org/divination/>.