divination
part of speech
noun (uncountable; also a divination)
meaning for a pupil
1) Trying to find out about the future or hidden things by special or magical means, such as reading cards, stars or tea leaves. tree →
2) A clever guess or insight. tree →
sense in the lessons
In history and religion lessons, many ancient peoples practised divination, such as the oracle at Delphi or Chinese oracle bones. In fantasy stories, divination is a kind of magic. In science lessons, it is an example of a claim that has no scientific evidence. The Bible forbids divination for believers. Phrases: «a form of divination», «practise divination».
examples
- The ancient Greeks visited the oracle for divination. tree →
- Reading tea leaves is a kind of divination. tree →
- In the story, the witch taught divination with a crystal ball. tree →
- Chinese kings used oracle bones for divination. tree →
- There is no scientific evidence that divination can predict the future. tree →
- The Bible tells believers not to practise divination. tree →
note
Mostly uncountable. Related: divine (to guess by magic, or relating to God), diviner (a person who does it). «Water divining» or dowsing is searching for water with a stick; tests have not shown it works.
In the corpora
- Ye shall not eat with the blood; neither shall ye practise divination nor soothsaying.
- For there shall be no more any vain vision nor smooth divination within the house of Israel.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «divination» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.