diviner
101λεκανομάντεις — λεκανόμαντις dish diviner fem nom/voc pl (attic epic) λεκανόμαντις dish diviner fem nom/acc pl (attic) …
102μάντεις — μάντις diviner masc nom/voc pl (attic epic ionic) μάντις diviner masc nom/acc pl (attic ionic) …
103μάντι — μάντις diviner masc voc sg μάντῑ , μάντις diviner masc dat sg (epic doric ionic aeolic) …
104μάντις — μάντῑς , μάντις diviner masc acc pl (epic doric ionic aeolic) μάντις diviner masc nom sg …
105χειρομάντεις — χειρόμαντις diviner by palmistry fem nom/voc pl (attic epic) χειρόμαντις diviner by palmistry fem nom/acc pl (attic) …
106divination — Various human attempts to read and interpret the will of the gods and/or predict future events. In ancient Mesopotamia, specially trained priests or scribes, known as baru, closely studied the livers or lungs of sacred animals; the movements… …
107divine — adj., v., & n. adj. (diviner, divinest) 1 a of, from, or like God or a god. b devoted to God; sacred (divine service). 2 a more than humanly excellent, gifted, or beautiful. b colloq. excellent; delightful. v. 1 tr. discover by guessing,… …
108Divine — adj., v., & n. adj. (diviner, divinest) 1 a of, from, or like God or a god. b devoted to God; sacred (divine service). 2 a more than humanly excellent, gifted, or beautiful. b colloq. excellent; delightful. v. 1 tr. discover by guessing,… …
109PROPHETS AND PROPHECY — This article is arranged according to the following outline: in the bible classifications nature of prophecy origin and function dreams divination pre classical prophets terminology group prophecy ecstasy group life of prophets role in society… …
110Belomancy — Bel o*man cy, n. [Gr. ?; ? arrow + ? a diviner: cf. F. b[ e]lomancie.] A kind of divination anciently practiced by means of marked arrows drawn at random from a bag or quiver, the marks on the arrows drawn being supposed to foreshow the future.… …