Haruspex

/həˈrʌspɛks/ noun

Definition

A priest in ancient Rome who practiced divination by examining the entrails of sacrificed animals.

Etymology

From Latin 'haruspex' or 'aruspex,' possibly from Etruscan origin. The word combines what may be 'hara' (entrails) with 'specere' (to look), literally 'entrail-looker,' and was adopted from Etruscan religious practices.

Kelly Says

Haruspices were ancient Rome's data scientists—they collected patterns from thousands of animal organs, creating mental databases of 'normal' versus 'abnormal' livers and hearts, making predictions based on statistical pattern recognition from organs.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንበሳ
an-be-sa
ARالعربية
تنبّؤ
tanbū'
BNবাংলা
জ্যোতিষী
jyo-ti-shi
CACatalà
haruspice
har-u-spice
CSČeština
haruspice
har-u-spice
DADansk
haruspice
har-u-spice
DEDeutsch
Haruspice
har-u-speks
ELΕλληνικά
κατασκηπτης
kata-skep-tis
ESEspañol
haruspice
ar-u-speks
FAفارسی
پیشگویی
peesh-goo-yee
FISuomi
haruspice
har-u-spice
FRFrançais
haruspice
ar-u-spis
GUGU
જ્યોતિષી
jyo-ti-shi
HAHA
malamin
ma-la-min
HEעברית
חזאי
cha-zai
HIहिन्दी
ज्योतिषी
jyo-ti-shi
HUMagyar
haruspice
har-u-spice
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyiar
pen-ee-ar
IGIG
onye na-ahụ
o-nye na-a-hu
ITItaliano
haruspice
ar-u-speks
JA日本語
占卜者
sen-pu-sha
KKKK
жәйт
jeyt
KMKM
អ្នកព្រះ
a-nək p-rə-h
KO한국어
점술사
jeom-sul-sa
MRMR
ज्योतिषी
jyo-ti-shi
MSBahasa Melayu
penyiar
pen-ee-ar
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်ုပ်
kyun-o-puk
NLNederlands
haruspice
har-u-spice
NONorsk
haruspice
har-u-spice
PAPA
ਜ्योਤਿষੀ
jyo-ti-shi
PLPolski
haruspice
har-u-spice
PTPortuguês
haruspice
ar-u-spis
RORomână
haruspice
har-u-spice
RUРусский
гаруспик
gar-u-spik
SVSvenska
haruspice
har-u-spice
SWKiswahili
mchawi
m-cha-wi
TAதமிழ்
நட்சத்திரவியல்
nat-chat-tra-vi-yal
TEతెలుగు
జ్యోతిషి
jyo-ti-shi
THไทย
ผู้ทำนาย
phoo tum nai
TLTL
manghuhula
man-goo-hoo-la
TRTürkçe
haruspice
har-u-spice
UKУкраїнська
гаруспик
gar-u-spik
URاردو
تنبّؤ
tanbū'
VITiếng Việt
người xem bói
nguo-i xem boi
YOYO
ọ̀rọ̀
o-ro
ZH中文
占卜者
zhàn bǔ zhě
ZUZU
isangoma
i-san-go-ma

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