ˌdivəˈnāshən noun
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Etymology: Middle English divinacioun, from Latin divination-, divinatio, from divinatus (past participle of divinare to divine) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at divine (v.)
1. : the art or practice that seeks to foresee or foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge usually by means of augury or by making use of a psychical condition of the diviner in which supernatural powers are assumed to cooperate (as in the case of a spiritualistic medium or a crystal gazer) ; also : an instance of this practice
2. : unusual insight or intuitive perception
the brilliant divinations of the ancient Greeks in the field of atomic theory