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
We might be told of the early history of Anatomy, when, from the entrails of birds and animals, the haruspex prognosticated the fate of empires and the fortunes of battle.
From Modern Atheism under its forms of Pantheism, Materialism, Secularism, Development, and Natural Laws by Buchanan, James
Thy hallowed augurs can divine Whate'er dark song the birds of omen sing; Of augury thou art the king, And thy wise haruspex finds meaning fit For what the gods have in the victims writ.
From The Elegies of Tibullus Being the Consolations of a Roman Lover Done in English Verse by Williams, Theodore C.
The complicated art of augury might in fact be dispensed with if you had a haruspex ready and willing at a moment's notice to give you a good report of the victim's liver.
From The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus by Fowler, W. Warde
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
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
In their heart of hearts, all knew that they were concoctions, and the haruspices laughed when they met each other.
From Queed by Crosby, Raymond Moreau
There were augurs and haruspices to discover the will of the gods, according to entrails and the flight of birds.
From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 01 The Old Pagan Civilizations by Lord, John
In his character of Pontifex Maximus he restored pagan temples, and directed that the haruspices should be consulted.
From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by Draper, John William
The Etruscan priests who called themselves haruspices or augurs had rules for predicting the future.
From History Of Ancient Civilization by Seignobos, Charles
