divinatory
Pertaining to prophecy
Divinatory means relating to divination—the practice of seeking knowledge of the future or hidden things through supernatural means.
Tarot cards, tea leaves, and crystal balls are divinatory tools.
The oracle's divinatory powers were legendary.
The word applies to any method claiming to reveal what ordinary perception cannot.
Foretelling of future events
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- omenProphetic indicator
- portentSign of future calamity
- auguryOmen interpretation practice
presage · prognostication · foretelling · harbinger · auspice · forewarning · foreshadowing · premonition
Divination card set
- astrologyDivination by celestial positions
- runesOld Germanic script
- palmistryReading hands for fortunes
- scryingVisionary surface-gazing
augury · geomancy · chiromancy · necromancy · crystal-gazing · bibliomancy · pyromancy · dowsing
One who envisions futures
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- sibylAncient female prophet
- soothsayerOne who predicts futures
- augurOne who reads omens
shaman · medium · psychic · prophet · fortuneteller · astrologer · palmist · clairvoyant
Extrasensory perception ability
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- discernmentKeen perception and judgment
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
revelation · epiphany · vision · wisdom · guidance · clarity · illumination · gnosis
Spirit communication ritual
- tranceSemiconscious, unresponsive condition
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- invocationCalling upon higher authority
- castingShaping through liquid form
reading · consultation · channeling · ritual · incantation · offering · meditation · summoning
prophecy
Foretelling of future events
augury · presage · prognostication · foretelling · harbinger · auspice · forewarning · foreshadowing · premonition · foreknowledge
tarot
Divination card set
- astrologyDivination by celestial positions
- runesOld Germanic script
- palmistryReading hands for fortunes
scrying · augury · geomancy · chiromancy · necromancy · crystal-gazing · bibliomancy · pyromancy · dowsing · tea-leaves
seer
One who envisions futures
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- sibylAncient female prophet
- soothsayerOne who predicts futures
augur · shaman · medium · psychic · prophet · fortuneteller · astrologer · palmist · clairvoyant · scryer
clairvoyance
Extrasensory perception ability
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- discernmentKeen perception and judgment
perception · revelation · epiphany · vision · wisdom · guidance · clarity · illumination · gnosis
séance
Spirit communication ritual
- tranceSemiconscious, unresponsive condition
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- invocationCalling upon higher authority
casting · reading · consultation · channeling · ritual · incantation · offering · meditation · summoning · interpretation
divinatoryempirical
Based on observation, not theory
scientific · evidence-based · rational · analytical · observational
divinatoryretrospective
Reviewing what came before
historical · forensic · documentary · archival · backward-looking
divinatoryverified
Confirmed as accurate
proven · factual · demonstrable · testable · falsifiable
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