- diviner
- di|vin|er [ dı`vaınər ] noun countsomeone who finds out about the future by receiving signs from the spirit world
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Diviner — Di*vin er, n. 1. One who professes divination; one who pretends to predict events, or to reveal occult things, by supernatural means. [1913 Webster] The diviners have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in vain. Zech. x. 2. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
diviner — Diviner, Augurari. Le lieu où on divinoit, Auguraculum … Thresor de la langue françoyse
Diviner — For occult practitioners, see divination. Diviner is an infrared sensing instrument aboard NASA s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, part of the Lunar Precursor Robotic Program which is studying the moon. It is also referred to as the DLRE, for… … Wikipedia
diviner — Ⅰ. divine [1] ► ADJECTIVE (diviner, divinest) 1) of, from, or like God or a god. 2) informal excellent. ► NOUN 1) dated a cleric or theologian. 2) ( … English terms dictionary
diviner — noun a) one who foretells the future b) one who searches for underground objects or water using a divining rod Syn: foreteller, fortune teller, prophet, seer, soothsayer … Wiktionary
diviner — noun Date: 14th century 1. a person who practices divination ; soothsayer 2. a person who divines the location of water or minerals … New Collegiate Dictionary
diviner — /di vuy neuhr/, n. 1. a person who divines; soothsayer; prophet. 2. a person skilled in using a divining rod. [1300 50; DIVINE + ER1; r. ME divinour < AF < LL divinator soothsayer, equiv. to L divina(re) to DIVINE + tor TOR] * * * … Universalium
diviner — Synonyms and related words: Cassandra, Comus, Druid, Faust, astrologer, augur, calamity howler, conjurer, crystal gazer, diabolist, divinator, divineress, dowser, forecaster, foreknower, foreseer, foreshower, foreteller, fortuneteller, geomancer … Moby Thesaurus
diviner — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. prophet, seer, sorcerer, witch; see magician 1 , prophet . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A person who foretells future events by or as if by supernatural means: augur, auspex, foreteller, haruspex, prophesier, prophet,… … English dictionary for students
diviner — di vin·er || nÉ™ n. prophet, clairvoyant; one that searches for underground water or minerals using a divining rod … English contemporary dictionary