- Haruspication
- Gaining knowledge of the future through the inspection of animal or human entrails.See Divination.
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Haruspication
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Haruspication — Ha*rus pi*ca tion (h[.a]*r[u^]s p[i^]*k[=a] sh[u^]n), n. See {Haruspicy}. Tylor. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
haruspication — (h)əˌrəspəˈkāshən noun ( s) Etymology: Latin haruspic , haruspex + English ation 1. : haruspicy 2. : an act or instance of foretelling events : prop … Useful english dictionary
haruspication — noun Date: 1871 chiefly British an act or instance of foretelling something … New Collegiate Dictionary
haruspication — noun divination, fortune telling, by reading the entrails of animals (a practice of Ancient Rome) … Wiktionary
haruspication — divination by inspecting animal entrails Divination and Fortune Telling … Phrontistery dictionary
haruspication — ha·rus·pi·ca·tion … English syllables
haruspication — Divination using entrails … Grandiloquent dictionary
haruspication — /hærʊspɪˈkeɪʃən/ (say haroospi kayshuhn) noun divination by haruspicy. –haruspicator, noun …
Methods of divination — This article is about the numerous varieties of divination. For divination as a whole, see Divination. Innumerable methods of divination can be found around the world, and many cultures practice the same methods under different names. During the… … Wikipedia
haruspicy — haruspical /heuh rus pi keuhl/, adj. /heuh rus peuh see/, n. divination by a haruspex. Also, haruspication /heuh rus pi kay sheuhn/. [1560 70; < L haruspicium, equiv. to haruspic (s. of haruspex) + ium IUM] * * * … Universalium
