soothsaying
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verb (used without object), sooth·said, sooth·say·ing.
to foretell events; predict.
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| —vb , -says, -saying, -said | |
| (intr) to predict the future | |
| 'soothsaying | |
| —n | |
| soothsay (ˈsuːθˌseɪ) | |
| —vb , -says, -saying, -said | |
| (intr) to predict the future | |
| 'soothsaying | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Unintended consequences will shut the system down because soothsaying does not work.
Unintended consequences will shut the system down because soothsaying does not work.
In other words, betting patterns often make for good, unconscious soothsaying.
The gap between mortals and ancestral spirits is bridged by the medium of soothsaying.
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