diviner

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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diviner (plural diviners)

  1. One who foretells the future.
    • 2020, Soilwork (lyrics and music), “Death Diviner”, in A Whisp of the Atlantic[1]:
      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.

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Translations

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Adjective

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diviner

  1. comparative form of divine: more divine

Anagrams

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Latin

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Verb

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dīvīner

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of dīvīnō

Middle French

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Etymology

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Latin dīvīnō.

Verb

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diviner

  1. to divine

Conjugation

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  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
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