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Mediumship vs Soothsayer - What's the difference?

mediumship | soothsayer |

As nouns the difference between mediumship and soothsayer

is that mediumship is the state of being a medium (psychic conduit) while soothsayer is one who tells the truth; a truthful person.

mediumship

English

Noun

  • The state of being a medium (psychic conduit).
  • :* {{quote-book
    • , year=1905 , year_published=2008 , edition=Reprint , editor= , author=Hamlin Garland , title=Tyranny of the Dark , chapter=Dr. Britt Explains citation , genre=Fiction , publisher=Project Gutenberg , isbn= , page=70 , passage=The mother is a spiritualist—has been for years—and, being on the lookout for it, naturally discovered what she calls 'mediumship' in Viola when a child. }}

    soothsayer

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) One who tells the truth; a truthful person.
  • One who predicts the future, using magic, intuition or intelligence; a diviner.
  • A mantis or rearhorse.

    • Related terms

    * (l)

    See also

    * prognosticator * seer * prophet