haruspicy

Also a·rus·pi·cy

[huh-ruhs-puh-see]

noun

1. divination by a haruspex.

Other Word Forms

• haruspical adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of haruspicy¹

First recorded in 1560–70; from Latin haruspicium, equivalent to haruspic- (stem of haruspex ) + -ium noun suffix; -ium

Example Sentences

From the unaccountably vast array of possibles Google provides the answer you seek, rather like fortunetelling and haruspicy or the priests who stood in the templum watching the sky for augurs and omens.

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