To practice divination

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• DIVINATION — Man, by nature, longs to know what the future holds for him, either out of inherent curiosity or in order to anticipate the dangers that await him. Therefore, in all ancient civilizations and even in some cultures of today there were diviners who …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• divination — div•i•na•tion [[t]ˌdɪv əˈneɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the practice of seeking to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means 2) intuitive perception; instinctive foresight • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME divinacioun (< …   From formal English to slang

• Divination — • The seeking after knowledge of future or hidden things by inadequate means Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Divination     Divination      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• divination and fortune-telling — Divination has been a prominent feature of Chinese culture for at least three thousand years. Until recently, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has actively discouraged the practice, but the ‘Open Policy’ inaugurated by the government in 1978… …   Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture

• Divination (disambiguation) — Divination may refer to: divination, the practice of allegedly ascertaining information from supernatural sources. The numerous Methods of divination. Divination is a subject taught at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. Bu Ju, a …   Wikipedia

• divination — ► NOUN ▪ the practice of seeking knowledge of the future of the unknown by supernatural means. DERIVATIVES divinatory adjective …   English terms dictionary

• divination — [div΄ə nā′shən] n. [ME divinacioun < L divinatio < divinatus, pp. of divinare: see DIVINE] 1. the act or practice of trying to foretell the future or explore the unknown by occult means 2. a prophecy; augury 3. a successful guess or… …   English World dictionary

• divination — divinatory /di vin euh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /div euh nay sheuhn/, n. 1. the practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means. 2. augury; prophecy: The divination of the high priest… …   Universalium

• Divination — This article is about divination as a whole. For the numerous varieties of divination, see Methods of divination. For other uses, see Divination (disambiguation). This man in Rhumsiki, Cameroon, supposedly tells the future by interpreting the… …   Wikipedia

• Divination —    The acquisition of information via supernatural means; derived from the Latin divinare, meaning “to foretell” or “to discover something.” Divination may involve consulting a specialist, such as a shaman, or may particularly in contemporary… …   Historical dictionary of shamanism

• Divination —    Of false prophets (Deut. 18:10, 14; Micah 3:6, 7, 11), of necromancers (1 Sam. 28:8), of the Philistine priests and diviners (1 Sam. 6:2), of Balaam (Josh. 13:22). Three kinds of divination are mentioned in Ezek. 21:21, by arrows, consulting… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary