haruspex

ha·rus·pex

H0075600 (hə-rŭs′pĕks′, hăr′ə-spĕks′) also a·rus·pex (ə-rŭs′pĕks′)n. pl. ha·rus·pi·ces (hə-rŭs′pĭ-sēz′) also a·rus·pi·ces (ə-rŭs′pĭ-sēz′) A priest in ancient Rome who practiced divination by the inspection of the entrails of animals.

[Latin; see gherə- in Indo-European roots.]

ha·rus′pi·cate′ (-pĭ-kāt′) v.

haruspex

(həˈrʌspɛks) n, pl haruspices (həˈrʌspɪˌsiːz) (Historical Terms) (in ancient Rome) a priest who practised divination, esp by examining the entrails of animals[C16: from Latin, probably from hīra gut + specere to look] haruspical adj haruspicy n

ha•rus•pex

(həˈrʌs pɛks, ˈhær əˌspɛks)

n., pl. ha•rus•pi•ces (həˈrʌs pəˌsiz) one of a class of ancient Roman diviners who based their predictions on the interpretation of animal entrails, natural prodigies, and unusual meteorological phenomena. [1575–85; < Latin, =haru-, akin to hīra intestine, Greek chordḗ gut (see chord¹) + spec(ere) to look at]

Thesaurus

haruspex

also aruspex
nounA person who foretells future events by or as if by supernatural means:augur, auspex, diviner, foreteller, prophesier, prophet, prophetess, seer, sibyl, soothsayer, vaticinator.

hartshorn

harts·horn

(harts'hōrn), Avoid the mispronunciation hart'shorn.A mixture of ammonium bicarbonate and ammonium carbamate obtained from ammonium sulfate and calcium carbonate by sublimation; formerly used as an expectorant and in smelling salts; so called because originally obtained from deer antlers.

hartshorn

(härts′hôrn′)n.1. The antler of a hart, formerly used as a source of ammonia and in smelling salts.2. See ammonium carbonate.

单词	haruspex
释义	haruspex ha·rus·pex H0075600 (hə-rŭs′pĕks′, hăr′ə-spĕks′) also a·rus·pex (ə-rŭs′pĕks′)n. pl. ha·rus·pi·ces (hə-rŭs′pĭ-sēz′) also a·rus·pi·ces (ə-rŭs′pĭ-sēz′) A priest in ancient Rome who practiced divination by the inspection of the entrails of animals. [Latin; see gherə- in Indo-European roots.] ha·rus′pi·cate′ (-pĭ-kāt′) v. haruspex (həˈrʌspɛks) n, pl haruspices (həˈrʌspɪˌsiːz) (Historical Terms) (in ancient Rome) a priest who practised divination, esp by examining the entrails of animals[C16: from Latin, probably from hīra gut + specere to look] haruspical adj haruspicy n ha•rus•pex (həˈrʌs pɛks, ˈhær əˌspɛks) n., pl. ha•rus•pi•ces (həˈrʌs pəˌsiz) one of a class of ancient Roman diviners who based their predictions on the interpretation of animal entrails, natural prodigies, and unusual meteorological phenomena. [1575–85; < Latin, =haru-, akin to hīra intestine, Greek chordḗ gut (see chord¹) + spec(ere) to look at] Thesaurus haruspex also aruspex nounA person who foretells future events by or as if by supernatural means:augur, auspex, diviner, foreteller, prophesier, prophet, prophetess, seer, sibyl, soothsayer, vaticinator. EncyclopediaSeeHaruspices hartshorn harts·horn (harts'hōrn), Avoid the mispronunciation hart'shorn.A mixture of ammonium bicarbonate and ammonium carbamate obtained from ammonium sulfate and calcium carbonate by sublimation; formerly used as an expectorant and in smelling salts; so called because originally obtained from deer antlers. hartshorn (härts′hôrn′)n.1. The antler of a hart, formerly used as a source of ammonia and in smelling salts.2. See ammonium carbonate. haruspex noun Synonyms for haruspex noun a person who foretells future events by or as if by supernatural means Synonyms augur auspex diviner foreteller prophesier prophet prophetess seer sibyl soothsayer vaticinator
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Synonyms for haruspex

noun a person who foretells future events by or as if by supernatural means

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