SOOTHSAYING

soothsaying. Soothsaying, n. the foretelling of future events

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Sooth″say′ing, n. 1. 1. A true saying; truth.
2. 2. The act of one who soothsays; the foretelling of events; the art or practice of making predictions.
A damsel, possessed with a spirit of divination . . . which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying. Acts xvi. 16. 3. 3. A prediction; a prophecy; a prognostication.
Divinations and soothsayings and dreams are vain. Eclus. xxxiv. 5.