different between divination vs lithomancy

English

Etymology

From Old French divination, from Latin divinatio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?v??ne???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

divination (countable and uncountable, plural divinations)

1. (uncountable) The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events.
2. The apparent art of discovering secrets or the future by preternatural means.
3. (countable) An indication of what is to come in the future or what is secret; a prediction.

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:divination

Derived terms

• star divination

Related terms

• divine
• predivination

Translations

See also

• Methods of divination on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

From Latin d?v?n?ti?.

Pronunciation

Noun

divination f (plural divinations)

1. divination

Further reading

• “divination” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle French

Noun

divination f (plural divinations)

1. divination (act of divining)

Related terms

• diviner

English

Etymology

litho- +? -mancy

Noun

lithomancy

1. divination with the use of precious or semi-precious stones, gemstones, or normal stones by either interpreting the light they reflect (crystallomancy), or how they fall (sortilege).

References

"Lithomancy, by stones..." -- The Magastromancer xix, Gaule, 1652

"Lithomancy, a species of divination performed by stones, but in what manner it is difficult to ascertain..." -- Chambers's Encyc. III, 1868

"LITHOMANCY: This divination using precious stones, one form of which involves candlelight. Scatter gemstones of different colors around a candle. Darken the room, light the candle, close your eyes, and clear your mind of thoughts. When you open your eyes, notice which color of stone first reflects the light back to you." -- Complete Bk Predictions, 1983