 divinatory |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence | |
| Synonyms: | supposed suppositional suppositious supposititious conjectural | |
| Examples: | "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural" "the supposed reason for his absence" "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages" "supposititious hypotheses" |
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| Related terms: | theoretical | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy | |
| Synonyms: | mantic vatic sibyllic vatical sibylline | |
| Examples: | "the high priest's divinatory pronouncement" "mantic powers" "a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions" |
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| Related terms: | prophetic | |
| Similar spelling: |
dip_into divination divinity |
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