Fortune Telling Techniques

adjective relating to or characteristic of divination; having the nature of or relating to the practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means

• She consulted a divinatory expert to help her make important life decisions.
• I heard that she's into all that divinatory stuff like tarot cards and crystal balls.
• Some people think divinatory practices are just a bunch of hocus pocus.
• The divinatory powers of nature guided him towards his true purpose in life.

noun a person who practices fortune-telling

• The fortune teller predicted that I would come into a large sum of money in the near future.
• I went to see the fortune teller at the fair and she told me I would meet someone special soon.
• I don't believe in all that fortune teller stuff, it's just a bunch of hocus pocus.
• She was like a fortune teller, always able to predict the outcome of any situation with uncanny accuracy.

noun knowledge of something in advance; foresight

• Some people claim to have precognition, the ability to predict future events.
• I had a weird feeling about the outcome, like some sort of precognition or something.
• She's like a psychic or something, always talking about her precognition.
• His ability to anticipate market trends almost seemed like a form of precognition.

verb to predict or forecast someone's future, usually through supernatural means

• She is known for her ability to tell fortunes using tarot cards.
• Have you ever had your fortune told by a psychic?
• I heard that lady can read your future like nobody's business.
• Some people believe that looking at tea leaves can tell fortunes.