soothsay

Example Sentences

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But, he added, the ability to soothsay where a young man is going to be five years from now requires the scout to dig even deeper.

From Washington Times • Mar. 7, 2016

A regular monthly column, for example, is called "Haruspex," for the Roman soothsay ers who divined the future by poking through the entrails of sacrificial animals.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Thou must be wealthy and art bountiful, so it is worth while to soothsay for thee."

From The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt by Curtin, Jeremiah

He began to soothsay whether he should go or not.

From The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

This stuff, stirred by the komfo diviner, answers questions and enables man to soothsay.

From To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir