Soothsayer - English meaning

verb

(of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome.

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The end of the cold war seemed to augur well

noun

(in ancient rome) a religious official who observed natural signs, especially the behaviour of birds, interpreting these as an indication of divine approval or disapproval of a proposed action.

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In the case of the augurs or haruspices of rome, the animal was sacrificed to permit contemplation …

verb

To be a sign of especially good or bad things in the future

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The company's sales figures for the first six months augur well for the rest of the year., do you t…

noun

A person who claims to have a supernatural ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact.

Usage examples:

She has had a message from a clairvoyant that her son is alive and well

adjective

Having or exhibiting clairvoyance.

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He didn't tell me about it and i'm not clairvoyant

adjective

Of or like god or a god.

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Heroes with divine powers

noun

A person who divines for water or minerals

Usage examples:

Henry consulted diviners when anne boleyn became pregnant, anxious to know whether he could expect …

pronoun

Used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself as the object of a verb or preposition.

Usage examples:

Do you understand me?

noun

(in tonic sol-fa) the third note of a major scale.

abbreviation

Maine.

noun

A priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity.

Usage examples:

Her priests and oracles are all being kept in the tower.

noun

(especially in ancient greece) a female priest who gave people wise but often mysterious advice from a god, or the advice given

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Professor ross is regarded as the oracle on eating disorders.

noun

A person who foretells or prophesies a future event.

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There are many prognosticators predicting the worst

noun

A person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of god.

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The old testament prophet, jeremiah

noun

A person who speaks for god or a god, or a person who tells what will happen in the future

noun

A female prophet.

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I have spent a good deal of the last three and a half years researching the sibyl of cumae, the pag…

noun

A female prophet

adjective

Relating to or denoting faculties or phenomena that are apparently inexplicable by natural laws, especially involving telepathy or clairvoyance.

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Psychic powers

noun

A person considered or claiming to have psychic powers; a medium.

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Pier-end palmists and fake psychics

adjective

Having to do with the mind and the emotions rather than with the body

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Regular exercise has psychic as well as physical benefits., psychic phenomena

noun

An aromatic plant whose greyish-green leaves are used as a culinary herb, native to southern europe and the mediterranean.

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Other culinary herbs, like sage, rosemary and thyme, are native to mediterranean regions where the …

adjective

Profoundly wise.

Usage examples:

They nodded in agreement with these sage remarks

adjective

Wise, esp. as a result of long experience

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Sage advice

noun

A person of supposed supernatural insight who sees visions of the future.

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A seer had foretold that the earl would assume the throne

noun

(in south asia) a varying unit of weight (about one kilogram) or liquid measure (about one litre).

noun

A woman in ancient times who was thought to utter the prophecies of a god.

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Looking on are the prophets and sibyls, the mysterious seers of man's tragedy.

noun

Any of several women in the ancient world who were thought to be able to see into the future

noun

A person who believes that the spirits of the dead can communicate with living people.

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He became an ardent spiritualist, attending seances and insisting on their authenticity

adjective

Relating to the belief that the spirits of the dead can communicate with living people.

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Spiritualist mediums who claim to be able to contact the dead

noun

Someone who believes that living people can communicate with people who have died, especially someone who helps other people communicate with their dead family members

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A spiritualist had told her he could give her a message from her dead husband., emma became a spiri…