Definitions of diviner
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someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers
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geomancer
one who practices geomancy
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hydromancer
one who practices hydromancy
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lithomancer
one who practices lithomancy
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necromancer
one who practices divination by conjuring up the dead
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oneiromancer
someone who divines through the interpretation of dreams
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onomancer
one who practices onomancy
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oracle, prophesier, prophet, seer, vaticinator
an authoritative person who divines the future
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pyromancer
one who practices pyromancy
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dowser, rhabdomancer, water witch
someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water
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augur, auspex
(ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
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prophetess
a woman prophet
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sibyl
(ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet
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type of:
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illusionist, seer, visionary
a person with unusual powers of foresight
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