soothsaying
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sooth·say·ing
(so͞oth′sā′ĭng)n.
1. The art or practice of foretelling events.
2. A prediction; a prophecy.
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sooth•say•ing
(ˈsuθˌseɪ ɪŋ)n.
1. the practice or art of foretelling events.
2. a prophecy or prediction.
[1525–35]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() prophecy, vaticination, prognostication - knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) arithmancy - divination by means of numbers geomancy - divination by means of signs connected with the earth (as points taken at random or the arrangement of particles thrown down at random or from the configuration of a region and its relation to another) hydromancy - divination by water (as by patterns seen in the ebb and flow of the tides) lithomancy - divination by means of stones or stone talismans necromancy - conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying oneiromancy - divination through the interpretation of dreams onomancy - divination by the letters of a name pyromancy - divination by fire or flames |
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soothsaying
nounSomething that is foretold by or as if by supernatural means:
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soothsaying
n (old) → Wahrsagerei f
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