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    divinatory

    divinatory - Dictionary definition and meaning for word divinatory

    Definition
    (adj) resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
    Synonyms : mantic , sibyllic , sibylline , vatic , vatical
    Example Sentence
    • the high priest's divinatory pronouncement
    • mantic powers
    • a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions
    Definition
    (adj) based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
    Example Sentence
    • theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural
    • the supposed reason for his absence
    • suppositious reconstructions of dead languages
    • hypothetical situation
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