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onomancy vs divination

divination vs onomancy

onomancy and divination both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
onomancy Yes No No No
divination Yes No No No
As nouns, divination is a hypernym of onomancy; that is, divination is a word with a broader meaning than onomancy:
  • onomancy: divination by the letters of a name
  • divination: the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
Other hypernyms of onomancy include foretelling, fortune telling, soothsaying.
onomancy (noun) divination (noun)
divination by the letters of a name 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 onomancy and divination

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