FORTUNETELLING Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word fortunetelling. (close relations)
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| augury | nounn | |||||||
noun • an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come | ||||||||
| clairvoyance | nounn | |||||||
noun • apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses | ||||||||
| divination | nounn | |||||||
noun • successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck • a prediction uttered under divine inspiration • the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means | ||||||||
| foresight | nounn | |||||||
noun • providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future • seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing | ||||||||
| oracle | nounn | |||||||
noun • an authoritative person who divines the future • a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible • a shrine where an oracular god is consulted | ||||||||
| precognition | nounn | |||||||
noun • knowledge of an event before it occurs | ||||||||
| prediction | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) • a statement made about the future | ||||||||
| presage | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a foreboding about what is about to happen • a sign of something about to happen verb • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||||||
| prognostication | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sign of something about to happen • a statement made about the future • knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) | ||||||||
| prophecy | nounn | |||||||
noun • knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) • a prediction uttered under divine inspiration | ||||||||
| soothsaying | nounn | |||||||
noun • the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means | ||||||||
