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diviner

noun
/dɪˈvaɪnə(ɹ)/UK/dɪˈvaɪnɚ/CA/dɪˈvɑɪnə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From Middle English divinour, from Latin dīvīnātor (“diviner; fortune-teller; soothsayer”), from dīvīnāre (“to foresee, to foretell”). Doublet of divinator. Equivalent to divine + -er.

  1. derived from dīvīnātor
  2. inherited from divinour

Definitions

  1. One who foretells the future.

    • Saw my future with a death diviner / My reflection in her eyes drew up / My twisted past / Oh, I came unmasked

  2. One who divines or conjectures.

  3. One who searches for underground objects or water using a divining rod.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. comparative form of divine

      comparative form of divine: more divine

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Derived

divineress, diviner's sage, water diviner

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