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Haruspex vs Diviner - What's the difference?

haruspex | diviner |

As nouns the difference between haruspex and diviner

is that haruspex is haruspex while diviner is one who foretells the future.

haruspex

English

Alternative forms

* aruspex

Noun

(haruspices)
  • A soothsayer or priest in Ancient Rome (originally Etruscan) who practiced divination by inspecting entrails.
  • *, II.12:
  • *:If it be lawfull for Panæcius to maintaine his judgement about Aruspices , Dreames, Oracles and Prophecies: Wherfore shall not a wise-man dare that in all things, which this man dareth in such as he hath learned of his Masters?

    • diviner

    English

    Alternative forms

    * devynour, divinour (qualifier); divinor (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who foretells the future.
  • One who searches for underground objects or water using a divining rod.

    • Synonyms

    * (one who foretells the future) foreteller, fortune-teller, prophet, seer, soothsayer * (one who searches for underground water) water diviner, dowser

    Derived terms

    * diviner's sage * water diviner

    Related terms

    * see divine

    Anagrams

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