haruspex

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In ancient times, there would have been some official haruspex charged with picking over the entrails of a sacrificial offering ahead of any important occasion.

From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2010

Vetus autem illud Catonis admodum scitum est, qui mirari se aiebat, quod non rideret haruspex, haruspicem quum vidisset.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John

Cato, the Censor, is on record as saying "that he wondered how one haruspex could look another in the face without laughing!"

From Wind and Weather by McAdie, Alexander

Manlius assisted in bringing the animals selected for victims to the haruspex.

From A Christian But a Roman by Jókai, Mór

It was a case where neither could say anything to the other, though Cato might wonder quod non rideret haruspex, haruspicem cum vidisset.

From The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author by Burton, John Hill