extispicy
extispicy · extispicies
Synonym of haruspicy: the study and divination by use of animal entrails, usually the…Synonym of haruspicy: the study and divination by use of animal entrails, usually the victims of sacrifice.
/ɛkˈstɪspɪsi/
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Synonym of haruspicy: the study and divination by use of animal entrails, usually the victims of sacrifice.
(countable)A specific instance of such divination.
Origin
From Latin extispicium, from extispex (“diviner of entrails”) + -ium (forming abstract nouFrom Latin extispicium, from extispex (“diviner of entrails”) + -ium (forming abstract nouns).
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Forms
plural: extispicies| Singular | extispicy |
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Synonyms
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