English Explanatory Dictionary

haruspex

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A soothsayer or priest in Ancient Rome (originally Etruscan) who practiced haruspicy, divination by inspecting entrails.

Pronunciation

/həˈrʌspɛks/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-haruspex.wav

Word forms

haruspex haruspices aruspex haruspice

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin haruspex.

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