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diviner

/dɪˈvaɪ.nər/

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noun

C1formalcommon/dɪˈvaɪ.nər/

A person who professes to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge through alleged supernatural means, intuition, or interpreting omens.

ruПрорицатель, предсказатель, гадатель; человек, утверждающий, что может узнавать скрытое будущее или неизвестное при помощи сверхъестественных или интуитивных способностей.esAdivino, vidente o persona que afirma poder conocer el futuro o lo oculto mediante facultades sobrenaturales o intuitivas; también quien practica la adivinación.frPersonne qui prétend découvrir l'avenir ou des choses cachées par des moyens surnaturels ou intuitifs ; devin, oracle, prophète.dePerson, die behauptet, verborgenes Wissen oder die Zukunft durch übernatürliche oder intuitive Fähigkeiten zu erlangen; Wahrsager oder Deuter.ptPessoa que afirma poder descobrir o futuro ou coisas ocultas por meio de poderes sobrenaturais ou intuição; adivinho, vidente.zh占卜者,预言者;声称能通过超自然力量或直觉预知未来或探知未知事物的人。arالشخص الذي يدّعي معرفة الأمور الخفية أو المستقبلية عن طريق قدرات خارقة أو حدسية.

  1. A person who foretells the future or reveals hidden matters using supernatural or occult methods. C1 formal

    An individual who practises divination—the art or practice of seeking knowledge of hidden or future things through the interpretation of signs, omens, entrails, cards, dreams, or alleged spiritual communication.

    • The king consulted several court seers before declaring war.
    • Ancient Rome had official augurs who interpreted the flight of birds as state prophecy.
    • In the village, the local soothsayer cast bones to predict the harvest.
    • The oracle at Delphi was the most famous conduit of prophecy in antiquity.
    • She visited a palm‑reader hoping to learn about her lost ring.

    ruЧеловек, предсказывающий будущее или раскрывающий скрытое с помощью сверхъестественных методов.esadivinofrdevindePerson, die die Zukunft vorhersagt oder Verborgenes mit übernatürlichen Methoden aufdeckt.ptPessoa que prevê o futuro ou revela coisas ocultas por meios sobrenaturais.zh占卜者,预言未来或揭示隐秘之事的人arشخص يتنبأ بالمستقبل أو يكشف الخفايا بوسائل خارقة للطبيعة

    Sinônimos: augurclairvoyantfortune telleroracleprognosticatorprophetseersoothsayer

  2. A person with seemingly intuitive insight, able to guess correctly and avoid error. C2 informal

    A perceptive individual whose judgments or guesses appear uncannily accurate because of keen observation, empathy, or life experience, as if possessing a special power to perceive hidden truths.

    • My grandmother was an uncanny guesser of character; her first impressions were never wrong.
    • The detective had a reputation as a mind‑reader for solving cases with little evidence.
    • You needn’t be a clairvoyant to know she’s upset — just look at her face.
    • The investor’s market timing was so perfect that colleagues jokingly called him a wizard.
    • She possesses an almost magical ability to anticipate trends before they appear.

    ruЧеловек с удивительно точной интуицией, словно читающий скрытое.esPersona intuitiva y perspicazfrPersonne à l'intuition perspicacedePerson mit verblüffend treffsicherer Intuition, die Verborgene liestptPessoa com intuição surpreendentemente precisa, como se lesse o oculto.zh直觉极准的人,仿佛能看透隐情arشخص بحدس نافذ يكشف الخفي

    Sinônimos: intuitiveoraclepercipientsageseer

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