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Grammar : Noun
Spell : sooth-sey-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsuθˌseɪ ɪŋ

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Définition of soothsaying

Origin :
  • c.1600, back-formation from soothsayer. As a noun from 1540s.
  • noun prophecy
Example sentences :
  • As already indicated, the Irulas, like the Yerukalas, indulge in soothsaying.
  • Extract from : « Castes and Tribes of Southern India » by Edgar Thurston
  • Among these, the practice of soothsaying by bones is remarkable.
  • Extract from : « Wanderings in Corsica, Vol. 1 of 2 » by Ferdinand Gregorovius
  • This was separation from the ritual and from the implements of soothsaying.
  • Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Book of the Twelve Prophets, Vol. I » by George Adam Smith
  • So then she had known—she had spoken the truth in her soothsaying that day so long ago!
  • Extract from : « The Magnificent Adventure » by Emerson Hough
  • Birds, in soothsaying; wisdom shown by; tree which is a natural snare for.
  • Extract from : « Essays and Miscellanies » by Plutarch
  • Every charlatan who pretended to some new secret of soothsaying was welcomed by him.
  • Extract from : « Sermons » by J. B. Lightfoot
  • The soothsaying Glaucus was a prophet, and gave oracles at Delos.
  • Extract from : « Minor Poems by Milton » by John Milton
  • A large part of the duties of the priests, we remember, was to determine lucky and unlucky days, and in soothsaying.
  • Extract from : « The Prehistoric World » by E. A. Allen
  • The Malabars are much given to soothsaying, and have lucky and unlucky days.
  • Extract from : « A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. II » by Robert Kerr
  • One Velaeda by her soothsaying ruled the tribe of Bructeri completely and was regarded as a goddess, as were many others.
  • Extract from : « A Short History of Women's Rights » by Eugene A. Hecker
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