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divination

Pronunciation: /ˌdɪvɪˈneɪʃən/

The English word “divination” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events.
  2. The apparent art of discovering secrets or the future by preternatural means.
  3. An indication of what is to come in the future or what is secret; a prediction.

Etymology

From Old French divination, from Latin divinatio.

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