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Soothsayer vs Divination - What's the difference?

soothsayer | divination |

As nouns the difference between soothsayer and divination

is that soothsayer is (obsolete) one who tells the truth; a truthful person while divination is (uncountable) the act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events.

soothsayer

English

Alternative forms

* (l)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) One who tells the truth; a truthful person.
  • One who predicts the future, using magic, intuition or intelligence; a diviner.
  • A mantis or rearhorse.

    • Related terms

    * (l)

    See also

    * prognosticator * seer * prophet

    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) ----