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Divination vs Sorcery - What's the difference?

divination | sorcery |

As nouns the difference between divination and sorcery

is that divination is the act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events while sorcery is magical power; the use of witchcraft or magic arts.

divination

English

(wikipedia divination)

Noun

  • (uncountable) The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events.
  • The apparent art of discovering secrets or the future by preternatural means.
  • (countable) An indication of what is future or secret; augury omen; conjectural presage; prediction.

    • Hyponyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * star divination

    Related terms

    * divine * predivination

    See also

    * (Methods of divination) ----

    sorcery

    English

    Noun

    (sorceries)
  • Magical power; the use of witchcraft or magic arts.

    • Synonyms

    * black magic * magic * witchcraft

    Related terms

    * sorcerer

    See also

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