haruspex

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Definition of haruspex in English English dictionary

A priest in Ancient Rome (originally Etruscan) who practiced divination by inspecting entrails

A person who predicts the future using entrails

{i} priest and soothsayer in ancient Rome who predicted the future by inspecting the entrails of sacrificial animals

Hyphenation

ha·rus·pex

Etymology

[ h&-'r&s-"peks, 'har-&a ] (noun.) 1584. Latin, from haru- + -spex, from specere to look; more at YARN, SPY.