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divination

divination Divination is a form of magic in which a person seeks knowledge from a superhuman source by magical means.

Divination is a form of magic in which a person seeks knowledge from a superhuman source by magical means. It commonly works by reading signs, omens, chance events, or symbolic features of things such as animals, dreams, bodily marks, or other accidental details.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Magic (1) and (2) Divination” (Magic (1) and (2) Divination).
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