Back to Webster

Webster

Aruspice

ARUS'PICE, n. Written also haruspice. [L. aruspex, or haruspex, a soothsayer, or diviner, who attempted to foretell events by consulting the entrails of beasts slain in sacrifice.] A priest, in ancient Rome, w...

Webster Dictionary
English dictionary 16.3 MB

Meaning

ARUS'PICE, n. Written also haruspice. [L. aruspex, or haruspex, a soothsayer, or diviner, who attempted to foretell events by consulting the entrails of beasts slain in sacrifice.]

A priest, in ancient Rome, whose business was to inspect the entrails of victims, killed in sacrifice, and by them to foretell future events.

Ampiaw
Add to home screen for a faster, app-like experience