haruspex

ha rus pex |həˈrəsˌpeks, ˈharəˌspeks həˈrəˌspɛks | ▶noun ( pl. haruspices |həˈrəspəˌsēz | ) (in ancient Rome ) a religious official who interpreted omens by inspecting the entrails of sacrificial animals. DERIVATIVES ha rus pi cy |həˈrəspəsē |noun ORIGIN Latin, from an unrecorded element meaning ‘entrails ’ (related to Sanskrit hirā ‘artery ’) + -spex (from specere ‘look at ’).

haruspex

haruspex |həˈrʌspɛks | ▶noun ( pl. haruspices |-spɪsiːz | ) (in ancient Rome ) a religious official who interpreted omens by inspecting the entrails of sacrificial animals. DERIVATIVES haruspicy |həˈrʌspɪsi |noun ORIGIN Latin, from an unrecorded element meaning ‘entrails ’ (related to Sanskrit hirā ‘artery ’) + -spex (from specere ‘look at ’).

Haruspex

Ha ru s pex, Ha rus pex Substantiv, maskulin , der |Har u spex |der Haruspex; Genitiv: des Haruspex, Plural: die Haruspexe und Haruspizes |[…t͜seːs ]| lateinisch haruspex (bei den Etruskern und Römern ) Person, die aus den Eingeweiden von Opfertieren wahrsagt