divination

English Thesaurus

1. the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	prognostication, prophecy, vaticination,
definition	:	knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	arithmancy,
definition	:	divination by means of numbers (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	dowse, dowsing, rhabdomancy,
definition	:	searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	geomancy,
definition	:	divination by means of signs connected with the earth (as points taken at random or the arrangement of particles thrown down at random or from the configuration of a region and its relation to another) (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	hydromancy,
definition	:	divination by water (as by patterns seen in the ebb and flow of the tides) (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	lithomancy,
definition	:	divination by means of stones or stone talismans (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	necromancy,
definition	:	conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	oneiromancy,
definition	:	divination through the interpretation of dreams (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	onomancy,
definition	:	divination by the letters of a name (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	chirology, chiromancy, palm reading, palmistry,
definition	:	telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	pyromancy,
definition	:	divination by fire or flames (noun.cognition)

2. a prediction uttered under divine inspiration (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	forecasting, foretelling, prediction, prognostication,
definition	:	a statement made about the future (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	oracle,
definition	:	a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible (noun.communication)

3. successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	conjecture, guess, hypothesis, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise,
definition	:	a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence (noun.communication)

4. the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	divine, divine,
definition	:	perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers (verb.perception)

5. a prediction uttered under divine inspiration (noun.communication)

derivation	:	prophetic, prophetical,
definition	:	foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention (adj.all)

6. the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	divine, divine,
definition	:	perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers (verb.perception)

7. a prediction uttered under divine inspiration (noun.communication)

derivation	:	prophetic, prophetical,
definition	:	foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention (adj.all)