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geomancy vs foretelling

foretelling vs geomancy

geomancy and foretelling both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
geomancy Yes No No No
foretelling Yes No No No
As nouns, foretelling is a hypernym of geomancy; that is, foretelling is a word with a broader meaning than geomancy:
  • geomancy: divination by means of signs connected with the earth (as points taken at random or the arrangement of particles thrown down at random or from the configuration of a region and its relation to another)
  • foretelling: the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
Other hypernyms of geomancy include divination, fortune telling, soothsaying.
geomancy (noun) foretelling (noun)
divination by means of signs connected with the earth (as points taken at random or the arrangement of particles thrown down at random or from the configuration of a region and its relation to another) the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
a statement made about the future
Difference between geomancy and foretelling

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