English word divination comes from Latin divus, and later Latin divinatio (Divination, prophecy.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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divus | Latin (lat) | God, fairy Godlike, godly. Of or belonging to a deity; divine. |
divinatio | Latin (lat) | Divination, prophecy. |
divination | Old French (fro) | |
divination | English (en) | (countable) An indication of what is to come in the future or what is secret; a prediction.. (uncountable) The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events.. The apparent art of discovering secrets or the future by preternatural means. |