soothsaying
91superstitious — late 14c., from O.Fr. superstitieux, from L. superstitiosus, from superstitionem (nom. superstitio) prophecy, soothsaying, excessive fear of the gods, perhaps originally state of religious exaltation, related to superstes (gen. superstitis)… …
92prediction — pre dic·tion || prɪ dɪkʃn n. prognostication, divination; prophecy, soothsaying; forecasting, act of foretelling …
93predictions — pre dic·tion || prɪ dɪkʃn n. prognostication, divination; prophecy, soothsaying; forecasting, act of foretelling …
94predictively — prɪ dɪktɪvlɪ adv. prophetically, while predicting, while foretelling, while soothsaying …
95pythoness — noun archaic a woman believed to be possessed by a spirit and to be able to foresee the future. Origin ME: from OFr. phitonise, from an alt. of late L. pythonissa, based on Gk puthōn soothsaying demon ; cf. Pythian …
96soothsayer — noun a person supposed to be able to foresee the future. Derivatives soothsaying noun Origin ME (in the sense person who speaks the truth ): see sooth …
97augury — n. 1. Prognostication, soothsaying, prediction, prophecy, vaticination. 2. Omen, sign, auspice, portent, presage, prognostic, precursor, forerunner, harbinger, herald …
98prediction — n. Prophecy, prognostication, augury, presage, foreboding, vaticination, divination, soothsaying, foretelling, fore announcement …
99prophecy — noun 1) her prophecy is coming true Syn: prediction, forecast, prognostication, prognosis, divination, augury 2) the gift of prophecy Syn: divination, fortune telling, crystal gazing, prediction, second sight …
100augury — n 1. prognostication, prophecy, prediction, prefigurement, vaticination, soothsaying, fortune telling, foretelling; divination, geomancy, sortilege, (in ancient Rome) haruspicy; clairvoyance, second sight. 2. omen, sign, portent, token,… …
