Divining vs Dowsing - What's the difference?
divining | dowsing | Synonyms |
The action of the verb to divine in any sense.
* 1857 , Martha Griffith Browne, Autobiography of a Female Slave (page 347)
That or who divines (in any sense of the verb ).
The practice of seeking water or other substances (usually liquid) with the aid of a forked stick or similar pointing device, as believed by some practitioners to derive from supernatural power.
Dowsing is a synonym of divining.
As nouns the difference between divining and dowsing
is that divining is the action of the verb to divine in any sense while dowsing is the practice of seeking water or other substances (usually liquid) with the aid of a forked stick or similar pointing device, as believed by some practitioners to derive from supernatural power.As verbs the difference between divining and dowsing
is that divining is present participle of lang=en while dowsing is present participle of lang=en.As an adjective divining
is that or who divines (in any sense of the verb).divining
English
(en)Noun
- We took a long stroll through the lamp-lit streets, talking of the blessed hopes that struggled in our bosoms; of the faint divinings of the future; told over the story of past sufferings, and renewed olden vows of devotion.
