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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries占卜
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhānbǔ
"占卜在许多古代文化中都有实践。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means.
"Ancient rulers frequently consulted high priests for divination before declaring war." - 2
Intuitive perception or guesswork that turns out to be correct.
"Her ability to predict market shifts seemed almost like pure divination."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'divinare', meaning to foresee, to be inspired by a god, or to divine, originating from 'divinus' (divine). Historically entering Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, the word evolved from sacred religious inspiration to encompass secular practices of foretelling future events or discovering hidden knowledge through occult or supernatural means.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Divination" is said worldwide
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divination
Transliteration: divination
"La divination était pratiquée dans de nombreuses cultures anciennes."
Wahrsagerei
Transliteration: Wahrsagerei
"Wahrsagerei wurde in vielen antiken Kulturen praktiziert."
divinazione
Transliteration: divinazione
"La divinazione era praticata in molte culture antiche."
adivinación
Transliteration: adivinacion
"La adivinación se practicaba en muchas culturas antiguas."
divinação
Transliteration: divinacao
"A divinação era praticada em muitas culturas antigas."
भविष्यवाणी
Transliteration: bhavishyavani
"प्राचीन संस्कृतियों में भविष्यवाणी का अभ्यास किया जाता था।"
占卜
Transliteration: zhānbǔ
"占卜在许多古代文化中都有实践。"
점복
Transliteration: jembok
"점복은 고대 여러 문화에서 행해졌습니다."
占術
Transliteration: senjutsu
"占術は多くの古代文化で実践されていました。"
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