Someone who uses any of various methods to (purport to) predict future events.
"The boys employed by Masters of Divination know their job very well. When their employer has gone to perform a service of purification, the boys recite the invocations in his place, and everyone accepts this as normal. Again, if a patient has lost consciousness, the boys quickly and expertly sprinkle cold water on his face without a word from their master. It makes me envious to see how clever they are, and I only wish I could have such boys in my service."
Sei Shonagon, The Pillow Book (11th Century).
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