haruspices
- plural of haruspex.
Example Sentences
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Hence his every action is scrutinized and picked to bits, as Etruscan haruspices once examined sacrificial livers for a sign of the future.
From Time Magazine Archive
Evidently these haruspices did not always make correct forecasts; for there were some Romans who openly questioned their worth.
From Wind and Weather by McAdie, Alexander
In like manner, it is enacted in one of Constantine's laws that the haruspices should not exercise their art in private; and there is a law of Valentinian's against nocturnal sacrifices or magic.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
The report of the haruspices, upon examination of the entrails, was little calculated to remove that gloom.
From Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century by Ware, William
It consisted in sacrifices, prayers, festivals, and the investigation by augurs and haruspices of the will of the gods and the course of future events.
From Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology by Clarke, James Freeman
