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Haruspicy — Ha*rus pi*cy ( p[i^]*s[y^]), n. The art or practices of haruspices. See {Aruspicy}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
haruspicy — noun The study and divination by use of animal entrails, usually the victims of sacrifice. Different kinds of divination, which have passed for sciences, we have had: 6. Haruspicy, by inspecting the bowels of animals. Syn: aruspicy, extispicy … Wiktionary
haruspicy — haruspical /heuh rus pi keuhl/, adj. /heuh rus peuh see/, n. divination by a haruspex. Also, haruspication /heuh rus pi kay sheuhn/. [1560 70; < L haruspicium, equiv. to haruspic (s. of haruspex) + ium IUM] * * * … Universalium
haruspicy — ha·rus·pi·cy … English syllables
haruspicy — /hæˈrʊspəsi/ (say ha roospuhsee) noun Roman History a form of divination practised by the Romans and the Etruscans, for which the entrails of sacrificed animals were inspected, especially the livers of sheep and poultry. {Latin haruspicium, from… …
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Haruspex — Etruscan inscriptions on the bronze sheep s liver of Piacenza In Roman and Etruscan religious practice, a haruspex (plural haruspices; Latin auspex, plural auspices) was a man trained to practice a form of divination called haruspicy, hepatoscopy … Wikipedia
Religion in ancient Rome — Ancient Roman religion Marcus Aurelius (head covered) sacrificing at the Temple of Jupiter … Wikipedia
Etruscan mythology — Etruscan mural of the God Typhon, from Tarquinia … Wikipedia
Piacenza — Infobox CityIT official name = Comune di Piacenza img coa = Piacenza Stemma.png img coa small = image caption = Francesco Mochi’s 1615 equestrian statue of Ranuccio II Farnese in the city’s main square, Piazza dei cavalli . region =… … Wikipedia
