ha|rus|pex

ha|rus|pex
ha|rus|pex «huh RUHS pehks, HAR uh spehks», noun, plural ha|rus|pi|ces «huh RUHS puh seez, HAR uh spuh-».
a member of a class of minor priests or soothsayers in ancient Rome who predicted the future by looking at the entrails of animals killed in sacrifice, and by observing lightning and other phenomena.
[< Latin haruspex < haru- (perhaps entrails; origin uncertain) + -spex < specere inspect]

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  • a|rus|pex — «uh RUHS pehks, AR uh spehks», noun. = haruspex. (Cf. ↑haruspex) …   Useful english dictionary

  • pex — alo·pex; aus·pex; ha·rus·pex; ir·pex; te·pex·pán; tor·pex; …   English syllables

  • rus — ableph·a·rus; ac·an·thu·rus; ac·a·rus; ac·o·rus; ae·gag·rus; ae·lu·rus; aeto·sau·rus; ag·ri·o·choe·rus; ai·gi·a·lo·sau·rus; ai·lu·rus; alep·i·sau·rus; alop·e·cu·rus; am·ei·u·rus; am·i·u·rus; anom·a·lu·rus; an·thra·co·sau·rus; ap·a·to·sau·rus;… …   English syllables

  • haruspex — ha·rus·pex …   English syllables

  • Haruspex — Ha|rụ|spex auch: Ha|rụs|pex 〈m.; es od. , e od. spi|zes〉 etrusk. u. röm. Wahrsager, der aus den Eingeweiden von Opfertieren weissagte [lat.] * * * Ha|rụ|s|pex, der; , e u. Haruspizes […t̮se:s] [lat. haruspex]: (bei den Etruskern u. Römern)… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • ha — ad·ha·mant; al·ba·ha·ca; al·ha·gi; al·la·ha·bad; alo·ha; an·ha·lo·ni·um; an·ti·ha·la·tion; an·ti·ha·lo; az·ha·roth; ba·ha·dur; ba·ha·ism; ba·ha·ma; bi·ha·ri; boer·ha·via; bre·mer·ha·ven; brou·ha·ha; brou·ha·ha; che·ha·lis; chul·ha;… …   English syllables

  • haruspex — ha•rus•pex [[t]həˈrʌs pɛks, ˈhær əˌspɛks[/t]] n. pl. ha•rus•pi•ces [[t]həˈrʌs pəˌsiz[/t]] anq one of a class of ancient Roman diviners who based their predictions on the interpretation of animal entrails, natural prodigies, and unusual… …   From formal English to slang

  • Aruspex — A*rus pex, n.; pl. {Aruspices}. [L. aruspex or haruspex.] One of the class of diviners among the Etruscans and Romans, who foretold events by the inspection of the entrails of victims offered on the altars of the gods. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Aruspices — Aruspex A*rus pex, n.; pl. {Aruspices}. [L. aruspex or haruspex.] One of the class of diviners among the Etruscans and Romans, who foretold events by the inspection of the entrails of victims offered on the altars of the gods. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • harúspex — ha|rús|pex Mot Pla Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

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