diviner

[ dih-vahy-ner ]

/ dɪˈvaɪ nər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR diviner ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person who divines; soothsayer; prophet.

a person skilled in using a divining rod.

Origin of diviner

1300–50; divine + -er¹; replacing Middle English divinour<Anglo-French <Late Latin dīvīnātor soothsayer, equivalent to Latin dīvīnā(re) to divine + -tor-tor

Words nearby diviner

Divine Comedy, divine healing, Divine Liturgy, Divine Mother, divine office, diviner, divine right of kings, divine service, diving beetle, diving bell, diving board

Example sentences from the Web for diviner

For nothing ever so inspires human daring, as the fond belief that it is the agent of a Diviner Wisdom.
Rienzi|Edward Bulwer Lytton
The diviner does not retire to a distance to seek for omens.
The Expositor's Bible:The Book of Numbers|Robert A. Watson
He told of the diviner's report concerning him, and the successive substitutions of niece for daughter and daughter for niece.
Oriental Women|Edward Bagby Pollard
It was necessary for the diviner, like the old swordsmith, to prepare and fit himself for his task.
Myths & Legends of Japan|F. Hadland (Frederick Hadland) Davis

This same thing happened so repeatedly, that his mother began to believe in his skill as a diviner.
Filipino Popular Tales|Dean S. Fansler

单词	diviner
释义	diviner [ dih-vahy-ner ] / dɪˈvaɪ nər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR diviner ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who divines; soothsayer; prophet. a person skilled in using a divining rod. Origin of diviner 1300–50; divine + -er¹; replacing Middle English divinour<Anglo-French <Late Latin dīvīnātor soothsayer, equivalent to Latin dīvīnā(re) to divine + -tor-tor Words nearby diviner Divine Comedy, divine healing, Divine Liturgy, Divine Mother, divine office, diviner, divine right of kings, divine service, diving beetle, diving bell, diving board Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for diviner For nothing ever so inspires human daring, as the fond belief that it is the agent of a Diviner Wisdom. Rienzi\|Edward Bulwer Lytton The diviner does not retire to a distance to seek for omens. The Expositor's Bible:The Book of Numbers\|Robert A. Watson He told of the diviner's report concerning him, and the successive substitutions of niece for daughter and daughter for niece. Oriental Women\|Edward Bagby Pollard It was necessary for the diviner, like the old swordsmith, to prepare and fit himself for his task. Myths & Legends of Japan\|F. Hadland (Frederick Hadland) Davis This same thing happened so repeatedly, that his mother began to believe in his skill as a diviner. Filipino Popular Tales\|Dean S. Fansler Words related to diviner prophesier, sibyl, seer, mystic, vaticinator, augur, oracle, soothsayer, clairvoyant, prophetess, foreteller, fortune teller
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diviner

noun

Origin of diviner

Words nearby diviner

Example sentences from the Web for diviner

Words related to diviner