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soothsaying

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  1. 1. n. A true saying; truth. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The act of one who soothsays; the foretelling of events; the art or practice of making predictions. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A prediction; a prophecy; a prognostication. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. A true saying; truth. [Obs.] 2. The act of one who soothsays; the foretelling of events; the art or practice of making predictions. A damsel, possessed with a spirit of divination . . . which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying. Acts xvi. 16. 3. A prediction; a prophecy; a prognostication. Divinations and soothsayings and dreams are vain. Eclus. xxxiv. 5. Source: webster
  6. 6. n the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means Source: ecdict

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