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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global governance and world order > global religion > concepts in global religion > divination
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of religion > global religion > concepts in global religion > divination

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divination  

Definition

  • Divination is the art either of telling the future or of diagnosing the hidden cause of some calamity, usually by consulting some sort of oracle. [Source: The SAGE Dictionary of Sociology; Divination]

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