Divinability

/ˌdɪvɪnəˈbɪləti/ noun

Definition

The quality of being able to be divined or predicted, especially through supernatural or magical means.

Etymology

From 'divinable' (able to be divined) plus '-ity' (a noun-forming suffix). This word developed in English around the 16th-17th centuries in contexts discussing prophecy and magic.

Kelly Says

The concept of 'divinability' assumes that future events have a nature that can be perceived by special means—medieval scholars debated whether everything is 'divinable' or if some things are fundamentally unknowable.

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