divination

• Существительное, обозначающее практику получения знаний о будущем или неизвестном с помощью сверхъестественных средств, таких как толкование знамений, примет или ритуалов.

A noun referring to the practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown through supernatural means, such as interpreting omens, signs, or rituals.

uncountable

1. Foretelling the futureC1formal

   The practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means.

   Предсказание будущего

   • Ancient cultures often used divination to predict harvests.
   • She studied various forms of divination, including tarot and astrology.
   • Divination was considered a sacred art in many traditions.

   Synonymsauguryforetellingfortune tellingprognosticationprophecysoothsaying

2. Insight or intuitionC2formal

   A remarkable or intuitive perception of something not immediately obvious.

   Проницательность

   • His divination of the company's future trends proved accurate.
   • The detective's divination of the criminal's motives was impressive.
   • She had a divination that the project would succeed against all odds.

   Synonymsinsightinstinctintuitionperceptionpresciencesixth sense