extispicy
Meanings
noun
- Synonym of haruspicy: the study and divination by use of animal entrails, usually the victims of sacrifice.
- A specific instance of such divination.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Latin extispicium, from extispex (“diviner of entrails”) + -ium (forming abstract nouns).
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