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Webster 1913 Edition


Soothsayer

Sooth′sayˊer

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Noun.
1.
One who foretells events by the art of soothsaying; a prognosticator.
2.
(Zool.)
A mantis.

Webster 1828 Edition


Soothsayer

SOOTH'SAYER

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Noun.
A foreteller; a prognosticator; one who undertakes to foretell future events without inspiration.

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soothsayer

soothsayer

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Noun

soothsayer (plural soothsayers)

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

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