divinatory

• Relatif à la divination ou ayant la nature d'une prédiction de l'avenir par des moyens surnaturels ; qui tente de révéler un savoir caché ou de prédire le futur par des pratiques occultes.

Relating to or having the nature of divination; attempting to foretell the future or discover hidden knowledge through supernatural means.

1. Prophetic or oracularC2formal

   Relating to or having the character of a prophet or prophecy; suggesting future events.

   Divinatoire (prophétique ou oraculaire)

   • The old woman's divinatory words seemed to predict the outcome of the war.
   • His divinatory dreams often came true in unexpected ways.
   • The oracle's divinatory pronouncements were recorded in ancient texts.

   Synonymesmantleoracularpropheticsibyllinevatic

2. Based on conjectureC2formal

   Based primarily on guesswork or insufficient evidence rather than solid facts.

   fondé sur la conjecture

   • His divinatory conclusions were dismissed by the scientific community.
   • The report was largely divinatory, lacking any concrete data.
   • She offered a divinatory explanation for the phenomenon, but it was not convincing.

   Synonymesconjecturalhypotheticalpresumptivespeculativesuppositionaltentativetheoretical

   Antonymesempiricalevidencedfactualscientific