soothsayer
11soothsayer — /soohth say euhr/, n. a person who professes to foretell events. [1300 50; ME sothseyere, sothseyer. See SOOTH, SAY1, ER1] * * * …
12soothsayer — noun One who predicts the future, using magic, intuition or intelligence …
13Soothsayer — One who pretends to prognosticate future events. Baalam is so called (Josh. 13:22; Heb. kosem, a diviner, as rendered 1 Sam. 6:2; rendered prudent, Isa. 3:2). In Isa. 2:6 and Micah 5:12 (Heb. yonenim, i.e., diviners of the clouds ) the word is …
14soothsayer — Synonyms and related words: Cassandra, Druid, astrologer, augur, calamity howler, crystal gazer, divinator, diviner, divineress, forecaster, foreknower, foreseer, foreshower, foreteller, fortuneteller, geomancer, haruspex, palmist, predictor,… …
15soothsayer — Those who claim to foretell the future; the OT is hostile to them (Jer. 27:9). They are denounced by Micah [[➝ Micah, book of]] (5:12) as akin to sorcerers …
16soothsayer — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. seer, oracle, diviner; see fortuneteller , prophet . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. predictor, prophet, seer, fortuneteller, forecaster, augur, oracle, diviner, psychic, Cassandra. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A person …
17soothsayer — sooth|say|er [ˈsu:θˌseıə US ər] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: sooth truth (11 21 centuries) (from Old English soth, from soth true ) + sayer] old use someone who is believed to be able to say what will happen in the future …
18soothsayer — sooth|say|er [ suθ,seır ] noun count in the past, someone whose job was telling people what would happen in the future …
19soothsayer — [[t]su͟ːθseɪə(r)[/t]] soothsayers N COUNT In former times, soothsayers were people who believed they could see into the future and say what was going to happen. Syn: prophet …
20soothsayer — sooth·say·er || suËθ‚seɪə(r) n. one who predicts the future, prophet, seer, diviner …
