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haruspex

/həˈrʌspɛks/

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Borrowed from Latin haruspex.

noun haruspices · aruspex · haruspice

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?

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noun one who practices divination by inspecting entrails

Español	arúspice, aurúspice
Português	arúspice
Français	haruspice, aruspice
Italiano	aruspice

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@misc{haruspex_2026,
  title = {haruspex},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/haruspex},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}