haruspice
haruspice is the alternative form of haruspex.
Meaning of haruspex
Noun
haruspex (plural haruspices)
- A soothsayer or priest in Ancient Rome (originally Etruscan) who practiced haruspicy, divination by inspecting entrails.
- If it be lawfull for Panæcius to maintaine his judgement about Aruspices, Dreames, Oracles and Prophecies[…]: Wherfore shall not a wise-man dare that in all things, which this man dareth in such as he hath learned of his Masters?1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
Proper noun capitalized: Haruspice
Haruspice
- An Etruscan seer in Ancient Rome.
Forms of haruspice
| alternative form | Aruuspex |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Aruspice |
Origin of haruspice
From Latin haruspex.
Questions about haruspice
- What does haruspice mean?
- Haruspice means an Etruscan seer in Ancient Rome.
- What is haruspice the alternative form of?
- Haruspice is the alternative form of haruspex.
- What part of speech is haruspice?
- Haruspice is a proper noun.
Words near haruspice in the dictionary
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