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hydromancy vs divination

divination vs hydromancy

hydromancy and divination both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hydromancy Yes No No No
divination Yes No No No
As nouns, divination is a hypernym of hydromancy; that is, divination is a word with a broader meaning than hydromancy:
  • hydromancy: divination by water (as by patterns seen in the ebb and flow of the tides)
  • divination: the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
Other hypernyms of hydromancy include foretelling, fortune telling, soothsaying.
hydromancy (noun) divination (noun)
divination by water (as by patterns seen in the ebb and flow of the tides) the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck
Difference between hydromancy and divination

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