n. 1. A true saying; truth. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
2. The act of one who soothsays; the foretelling of events; the art or practice of making predictions. [ 1913 Webster ]
A damsel, possessed with a spirit of divination . . . which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying. Acts xvi. 16. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. A prediction; a prophecy; a prognostication. [ 1913 Webster ]
Divinations and soothsayings and dreams are vain. Eclus. xxxiv. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]