divination

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck
noun a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
noun the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means

From Old French divination, from Latin divinatio.

But whence comes that divination? — Cicero's Tusculan Disputations: Also, Treatises On The Nature Of The Gods, And On The Commonwealth, Marcus Tullius Cicero
Had he been wanting in divination? — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo
"Only at your divination," he answered. — Cynthia's Chauffeur, Louis Tracy

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