BIBLE DICTIONARY
Divination

Any superstitious method of trying to discover the course of future events. Such practices have been found among all nations and in every age; they are frequently condemned in scripture (Lev. 19: 31; Lev. 20: 6; Deut. 18: 10; 2 Kgs. 21: 6; Isa. 8: 19; Isa. 19: 3; Acts 8: 9; Acts 13: 6, 8; Acts 16: 16).