haruspice

Meanings

• noun

  A person who interprets the entrails of animals for divinatory purposes.

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Variants

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haruspex , haruspices

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Etymology

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From Latin haruspice, from haruspicium, from haruspices, plural of haruspex, from haruspices, past participle of haruspicare, from haruspices, diviner.

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Trivia

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1. Haruspices were also consulted for medical diagnoses.

2. Haruspices played an important role in Roman military strategy, as they would interpret the signs of the natural world to predict the outcome of battles.

3. Haruspices used various tools, such as the livers of sacrificial animals, to make their divinations.

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1. Divination: The practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means.

2. Entrails: The internal organs of an animal, especially those of large animals such as cattle, sheep, and pigs, which were used in ancient divinatory practices.

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In ancient Rome, haruspices were highly respected diviners who practiced the art of interpreting the entrails of animals and other signs from the natural world to foretell the future. This practice was considered an important aspect of Roman religion and was taken very seriously.

How to Memorize "haruspice"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person dressed in ancient Roman clothing, examining the entrails of a sacrificial animal.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the Roman god Jupiter, who was believed to reveal the future through the entrails of sacrificial animals.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word haruspice by breaking it down into its root words: harus, meaning diviner, and pice, meaning entrails.

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