diviner

noun

di·vin·er də-ˈvī-nər

Synonyms of diviner next

: a person who practices divination : soothsayer

: a person who divines the location of water or minerals

Example Sentences

Diviners foretold of the event. somehow the diviner failed to foresee her own misfortunes with the law

Recent Examples on the Web There is a sense that Black women are diviners of culture. —

Attica Locke, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2023 The opon ifa, or divination tray, is the central instrument used by the diviner or priest in the complex Yoruba ritual of divination, whose purpose is making decisions for ceremonial sacrifices and seeking solutions to serious spiritual problems through the help of ancestors and deities. —

NOLA.com, 1 Sep. 2020 Together, these twin S’s form the essence of an equation that is arguably the most effective diviner of the future yet devised. —

Quanta Magazine, 6 Feb. 2023 Some time after, Jacob, Monica, and a water diviner locate the perfect spot for a well. —

Jessica Wang, EW.com, 22 Sep. 2022 The breakthrough was one of several landmark findings by Barnett and Pierce, whose work enriched Scripps’ reputation as a diviner of how the ocean, sea, and humans interact. —

Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2022 But then, Poppy has long been a diviner of the zeitgeist. —

BostonGlobe.com, 23 Sep. 2021 In conjunction with other divine instruments such as Iroke Ifa (diviner tapper), Ikin Ifa (sacred palm or kola nuts) and opele Ifa (divination chain), the tray is used to determine the verses associated with patron’s particular predicament. —

NOLA.com, 1 Sep. 2020 But like any good traveling diviner, this healer punched up his story to convince what must have been a pair of incredibly skeptical parents. —

Cody Cassidy, Wired, 8 June 2020 See More

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