haruspex
(in ancient Rome) one of a class of minor priests who practiced divination, especially from the entrails of animals killed in sacrifice.
Origin of haruspex
1- Also a·rus·pex [uh-ruhs-peks] /əˈrʌs pɛks/ .
Words Nearby haruspex
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How to use haruspex in a sentence
Cato, the Censor, is on record as saying "that he wondered how one haruspex could look another in the face without laughing!"
Wind and Weather | Alexander McAdie"Hatred speaks in thee," said the haruspex, interrupting the indignant old man.
Uarda, Complete | Georg EbersThereupon, Roman haruspex looked into the eyes of Roman haruspex, and they both laughed.
The House of Mystery | William Henry IrwinThe haruspex submitted, though deeply vexed, and asked whether the guilty boys were also to go unpunished.
Uarda, Complete | Georg EbersNo Etruscan haruspex or Roman augur could wish for clearer omens: it reads like a page of Livy.
A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume III | Henry Charles Lea
British Dictionary definitions for haruspex
/ (həˈrʌspɛks) /
(in ancient Rome) a priest who practised divination, esp by examining the entrails of animals
Origin of haruspex
1Derived forms of haruspex
- haruspical (həˈrʌspɪkəl), adjective
- haruspicy (həˈrʌspɪsɪ), noun
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