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ha·rus·pex
noun
or arus·pex \(h)əˈrəˌspeks, ˈ(h)ar-\
(plural haruspi·ces or aruspi·ces \-ˈrəspəˌsēz\)
Etymology: Latin haruspic-, haruspex, from haru- (akin to Greek chordē gut, cord) + -spic-, -spex (from spicere, specere to look) — more at yarn, spy
1. : one that foretells events by interpreting natural phenomena (as lightning) : soothsayer; especially : a diviner in ancient Rome basing his predictions on inspection of the entrails of sacrificial animals — compare augur
2. : one that prophesies : prognosticator
< our forecast has proven far more accurate than the divinations of the Democrat haruspex — O.D.Heck > |