单词	soothsayer
释义	soothsayersooth‧say‧er /ˈsuːθˌseɪə $ -ər/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINsoothsayer Origin: 1300-1400 sooth ‘truth’ (11-21 centuries) (from Old English soth, from soth ‘true’) + sayer Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But not even soothsayers know the fate of Hong Kong. Cate Blanchett is in cracking form as a soothsayer who sees more than just dead people. Frazer describes the process of consulting the oracle at the sanctuary dedicated to the soothsayer Ampiaraus, at Oropus, Attica. The soothsayer interprets the position of sixteen nuts thrown on to the tray, which is covered with a thin layer of sawdust. This ambition was encouraged by the magicians, soothsayers and necromancers who clustered at the Imperial Court. Why this has occurred is a topic of debate among classical soothsayers. word sets WORD SETS► Occult banshee, nouncoven, noundemon, noundemonic, adjectivedevil, nounESP, nounevil, adjectiveexorcism, nounexorcist, nounexorcize, verbextra-sensory perception, nounfiend, nounfortune-teller, nounmedium, nounmind reader, nounnecromancy, nounpalmist, nounpalmistry, nounpalm reader, nounparanormal, adjectiveparapsychology, nounpossessed, adjectiveprophecy, nounprophesy, verbpsychic, adjectivepsychic, nounpsychokinesis, nounseance, nounsoothsayer, nounspirit, nounSvengali, nountarot, nountelepathic, adjectivetelepathy, nounwitch, nounwizard, noun old use someone who is believed to be able to say what will happen in the future SYN  clairvoyant
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