Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers: A diviner is someone who professes the ability to foresee the future, reveal secrets, or gain insight through means beyond ordinary human perception, such as interpreting omens, using special tools, or receiving visions.

Usage and Examples

• Noun:
  • The villagers consulted the local diviner to predict the outcome of the harvest.
  • She worked as a diviner, using a crystal ball to answer her clients' questions about love and fortune.

Advanced Usage

• "Water diviner": A specific type of diviner who uses a forked stick or rod (a dowsing rod) to locate underground water sources.
  • Before drilling a well, they hired a water diviner to find the best spot.

Variants and Related Words

• Divine (verb): To discover or guess something, especially by intuition or seemingly supernatural means.
  • He claimed he could divine the truth from dreams.
• Divination (noun): The practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means.
  • Tarot card reading is a common form of divination.

Synonyms

• Soothsayer: A person who foretells future events.
• Seer: A person who is supposed to be able, through supernatural insight, to see what the future holds.
• Oracle: (Historically) A priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods; can also refer to the person giving the prophecy.
• Fortune-teller: A person who predicts someone's future, typically for payment.

Idioms and Phrases

• No specific idioms use the exact word "diviner" as a core component. However, the concept is related to phrases about prediction and foresight.
  • To have a sixth sense: To have a supposed intuitive faculty providing awareness not explainable by normal perception. (e.g., She didn't hear the news, but she had a sixth sense that something was wrong.)

Noun

1. someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers