The art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means.
Synonyms
Examples for "foretelling"
Examples for "foretelling"
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In political campaigns he was the prophet, foretelling results with unusual accuracy.
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But to the last Ralph Holt was uncomfortable and dismal, foretelling miseries.
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Therefore they all gave their voices for war, foretelling a grand success.
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The power of foretelling the future is yet in its infancy.
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That is the failing of foretelling, no matter how much we want otherwise.'
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By the way, one of our doctors had a queer soothsaying experience.
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Birds, in soothsaying; wisdom shown by; tree which is a natural snare for.
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The Babylonians pretended to great skill in astrology, soothsaying, and magic.
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Vifil had two dogs, called Hopp and Ho, and was skilled in soothsaying.
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One morning early, the soothsaying Delaware appeared with a gloomy countenance.
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Neither does I believe in the fortune telling or charms.
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Tells how they live, how they supplement their relief payment by fortune telling, etc.
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Then he gets this fortune telling him that happiness is right next to him.
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Many may be skeptical that feng shui or other fortune telling can bring in riches.
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But Muslim scholars consider fortune telling to be blasphemy.
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Moses told us that God said, 'Do not practice divination or sorcery.
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Others have the power of divination; he had the faculty of scent.
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They were centred in the Laws as the only means of divination.
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At last a man came in to consult the idols by divination.
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Being in all probability a mode of divination for insuring good luck.
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Because this is so, anything that exists can be used for divination.
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From her Horus or Apollo learned divination and the science of medicine.
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Objection 1: It would seem that divination by dreams is not unlawful.
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What a truly miraculous display of the supernatural powers of royal divination.
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By a sort of divination his conjecture went straight to the fact.
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He cursed the power of divination which love had bestowed upon Sabine.
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The people are gross idolaters, and much addicted to sorcery and divination.
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Something in his strange eyes inspired Joan with a flashing, reviving divination.
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Therefore it would seem that this species of divination is not unlawful.
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Therefore it is not unlawful to make use of divination by dreams.
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It is the same with prophecies, miracles, divination by dreams, sorceries, etc.
