diviner
diviner Lexical Profile
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• noun
A person who practices divination, attempting to foresee future events or discover hidden knowledge through supernatural or ritualistic means.
"In ancient Rome, the royal diviner was consulted before every major state decision."
A person who uses a dowsing rod or similar instrument to search for underground water, minerals, or oil.
"The farmers hired a local water diviner to locate the best spot to dig a new well."
• adjective
More divine; possessing greater godlike, heavenly, or supremely admirable qualities (the comparative form of 'divine').
"The poet wrote that no diviner melody had ever echoed through the ancient cathedral."
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Word Origin & Etymology
As a noun, 'diviner' comes from Middle English, borrowed from Old French 'devineor' and ultimately from Latin 'divinare' ('to foresee or prophesy'). As an adjective, it is the comparative form of 'divine', from Latin 'divinus' ('of a god').