- sooth|say|ing
- sooth|say|ing «SOOTH SAY ihng», noun.1. the foretelling of future events: »
Divinations, and soothsayings, and dreams, are vain (Ecclesiasticus 34:5).
2. a prediction or prophecy.
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sooth|say — «SOOTH SAY», verb, said, say|ing, noun. –v.i. = prophesy. (Cf. ↑prophesy) –n. 1. = prophecy. (Cf. ↑prophecy) 2. = omen. (Cf. ↑omen) … Useful english dictionary
sooth — for·sooth; in·sooth; sooth·ful; sooth·less; sooth·ly; sooth·say·er; sooth·say·ing; sooth; sooth·er; sooth·say; sooth·ing·ly; sooth·ing·ness; … English syllables
say — as·say·a·ble; as·say·er; doom·say·er; d or·say; es·say·er; es·say·ette; es·say·ist; es·say·is·tic; gain·say; man·a·no·say; mis·say; ram·say·ite; re·say; say; say·able; say·bolt; say·ee; say·er; say·ing; say·nète; say·yid; sooth·say·er;… … English syllables
soothsaying — sooth·say·ing … English syllables
soothsaying — sooth•say•ing [[t]ˈsuθˌseɪ ɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) the practice or art of foretelling events 2) a prophecy or prediction • Etymology: 1525–35 … From formal English to slang
Soothsaying — Sooth say ing, n. 1. A true saying; truth. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. The act of one who soothsays; the foretelling of events; the art or practice of making predictions. [1913 Webster] A damsel, possessed with a spirit of divination . . . which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
soothsay — sooth•say [[t]ˈsuθˌseɪ[/t]] v. i. said, say•ing to predict • Etymology: 1600–10 … From formal English to slang
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
soothsaying — /soohth say ing/, n. 1. the practice or art of foretelling events. 2. a prediction or prophecy. [1525 35; SOOTH + SAYING] * * * … Universalium
Wist — Wit Wit (w[i^]t), v. t. & i. [inf. (To) {Wit}; pres. sing. {Wot}; pl. {Wite}; imp. {Wist(e)}; p. p. {Wist}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wit(t)ing}. See the Note below.] [OE. witen, pres. ich wot, wat, I know (wot), imp. wiste, AS. witan, pres. w[=a]t, imp.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
