soothsaying

[ sooth-sey-ing ]

noun

1. the practice or art of foretelling events.
2. a prediction or prophecy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of soothsaying¹

First recorded in 1525–35; sooth + saying

Example Sentences

Soothsaying and dream interpretation aren’t what people usually think of when they think of Brown, an actor and vegan “momfluencer.”

From Time

For their soothsaying they received money, gold rings, and other precious things.

From Project Gutenberg

Every charlatan who pretended to some new secret of soothsaying was welcomed by him.

From Project Gutenberg

Both in the Old Testament and in the New we find magic, witchcraft, and soothsaying constantly referred to as realities.

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His house was really a place of illicit meeting, and the soothsaying was often but an excuse for going there.

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I say by stealth; because his ostensible occupation of soothsaying and fortune-telling was not his only business.

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