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the practice of seeking knowledge or insight about the future, often using supernatural methods
- Ancient cultures relied on divination to plan their crops.
- The oracle's divination guided the king's decisions.
- Tarot cards are commonly used for divination today.
- He studied divination to predict weather changes.
- Astrology is a form of divination that interprets stars.
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a supernatural power or ability to foresee the future or uncover hidden knowledge
- She claimed to have a gift of divination.
- His divination revealed secrets no one else could know.
- Some shamans are believed to possess extraordinary divination skills.
- The village trusted his divination during times of uncertainty.
- They consulted her divination to locate the lost object.
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a specific prediction or message believed to be inspired by a divine source
- The priest delivered a divination that foretold victory in battle.
- Ancient texts contain divinations attributed to the gods.
- A mysterious divination warned the people of a flood.
- His divination came true exactly as it was spoken.
- The oracle's divination guided the council's decisions.
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