Definition of soothsayer in English:

soothsayer

noun ˈsuːθseɪəˈsuθˌseɪər

A person supposed to be able to foresee the future.
Example sentencesExamples
- In the room next door, a soothsayer was telling people's fortunes - and it's safe to assume the future she's prophesying for her country is not a happy one.
- Then he calls his soothsayers, but the wise men only shake their heads.
- His clipped prophecy held the authority of a soothsayer.
- Only a soothsayer might predict the course of future budgets and funding patterns.
- Hector, being taken ill, consulted on his case some of the witches or soothsayers, to whom this family appears to have been partial.
- I have always been careful to say that I'm not a soothsayer, I can't tell into the future what will happen.
- I want to ask you a very simple question: unless you are a soothsayer or a clairvoyant how did you work out the result of that vote, given that only one person said no and no one said yes?
- They ask soothsayers and diviners to find out the cause of problems and to suggest remedies.
- Pundits, bookmakers, soothsayers and prophets of doom were duly confounded.
- But fund managers and portfolio managers are not seers or soothsayers.
- That's better left to soothsayers and their modern equivalent, the legions of ‘political analysts’ of the 24-hour news cycle.
- When the college was first set up, however, disease and accident were believed to be the will of God, and qualified doctors found themselves competing against quack physicians, soothsayers and herbalists.
- It does seem incredible to me that having emerged from the sixteenth century to a modern world of science, that there is an urge among some in the population to return to soothsayers, crystal-ball gazers and quacks of all descriptions.
- In addition, shamans and soothsayers deal with the supernatural and the spirit world.
- Do you really think that while they're arresting heretics is the best time to be having trade with fortune tellers and soothsayers?
- Closer inspection reveals the soothsayer had made a typically vague prophecy that a ‘very large robbery’ would take place across the water.
- After the birth, soothsayers were consulted to speak about the child's future and offerings were made to the ancestors.
- They recall the prophesy that a soothsayer named Calchas had once made about the future.
- Economists, businessmen and soothsayers responded and the news wires, television channels, newspapers and radio waves were filled with predictions and projections, mostly bad and gloomy.
- A new breed of soothsayers has already been prophesying the virtual demise of the Indian manufacturing industry.
Synonyms
prophet, prophetess, seer, sibyl, augur, wise man, wise woman, sage, oracle, prognosticator, prophesier, forecaster of the future, diviner, fortune teller, crystal gazer, clairvoyant, psychic, spiritualist, medium, palmist, palm reader

Derivatives

soothsaying

noun ˈsuːθseɪɪŋˈsuθˌseɪɪŋ

He entertains village audiences with sound effects, tricks, soothsaying, and trained-animal shows.
Example sentencesExamples
- The relative prosperity afforded by tearoom soothsaying freed Martin to pursue art.
- Where the distinction between reliable and unreliable information is unclear, quackery, soothsaying, and magical thinking thrive.
- Perhaps James even went too light on his soothsaying.
- An astrologer and healer born 500 years ago, he had the ear of royals, businessmen and clergy, even though the church prohibited soothsaying and the Inquisition was running hot.

Origin

Middle English (in the sense 'person who speaks the truth'): see sooth.

Definition of soothsayer in US English:

soothsayer

nounˈso͞oTHˌsāərˈsuθˌseɪər

A person supposed to be able to foresee the future.
Example sentencesExamples
- It does seem incredible to me that having emerged from the sixteenth century to a modern world of science, that there is an urge among some in the population to return to soothsayers, crystal-ball gazers and quacks of all descriptions.
- I have always been careful to say that I'm not a soothsayer, I can't tell into the future what will happen.
- After the birth, soothsayers were consulted to speak about the child's future and offerings were made to the ancestors.
- A new breed of soothsayers has already been prophesying the virtual demise of the Indian manufacturing industry.
- But fund managers and portfolio managers are not seers or soothsayers.
- In addition, shamans and soothsayers deal with the supernatural and the spirit world.
- Do you really think that while they're arresting heretics is the best time to be having trade with fortune tellers and soothsayers?
- They ask soothsayers and diviners to find out the cause of problems and to suggest remedies.
- In the room next door, a soothsayer was telling people's fortunes - and it's safe to assume the future she's prophesying for her country is not a happy one.
- Closer inspection reveals the soothsayer had made a typically vague prophecy that a ‘very large robbery’ would take place across the water.
- His clipped prophecy held the authority of a soothsayer.
- Only a soothsayer might predict the course of future budgets and funding patterns.
- Pundits, bookmakers, soothsayers and prophets of doom were duly confounded.
- Economists, businessmen and soothsayers responded and the news wires, television channels, newspapers and radio waves were filled with predictions and projections, mostly bad and gloomy.
- I want to ask you a very simple question: unless you are a soothsayer or a clairvoyant how did you work out the result of that vote, given that only one person said no and no one said yes?
- That's better left to soothsayers and their modern equivalent, the legions of ‘political analysts’ of the 24-hour news cycle.
- Hector, being taken ill, consulted on his case some of the witches or soothsayers, to whom this family appears to have been partial.
- Then he calls his soothsayers, but the wise men only shake their heads.
- When the college was first set up, however, disease and accident were believed to be the will of God, and qualified doctors found themselves competing against quack physicians, soothsayers and herbalists.
- They recall the prophesy that a soothsayer named Calchas had once made about the future.
Synonyms
prophet, prophetess, seer, sibyl, augur, wise man, wise woman, sage, oracle, prognosticator, prophesier, forecaster of the future, diviner, fortune teller, crystal gazer, clairvoyant, psychic, spiritualist, medium, palmist, palm reader

Origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘person who speaks the truth’): see sooth.

单词	soothsayer
释义	Definition of soothsayer in English: soothsayer noun ˈsuːθseɪəˈsuθˌseɪər A person supposed to be able to foresee the future. Example sentencesExamples In the room next door, a soothsayer was telling people's fortunes - and it's safe to assume the future she's prophesying for her country is not a happy one. Then he calls his soothsayers, but the wise men only shake their heads. His clipped prophecy held the authority of a soothsayer. Only a soothsayer might predict the course of future budgets and funding patterns. Hector, being taken ill, consulted on his case some of the witches or soothsayers, to whom this family appears to have been partial. I have always been careful to say that I'm not a soothsayer, I can't tell into the future what will happen. I want to ask you a very simple question: unless you are a soothsayer or a clairvoyant how did you work out the result of that vote, given that only one person said no and no one said yes? They ask soothsayers and diviners to find out the cause of problems and to suggest remedies. Pundits, bookmakers, soothsayers and prophets of doom were duly confounded. But fund managers and portfolio managers are not seers or soothsayers. That's better left to soothsayers and their modern equivalent, the legions of ‘political analysts’ of the 24-hour news cycle. When the college was first set up, however, disease and accident were believed to be the will of God, and qualified doctors found themselves competing against quack physicians, soothsayers and herbalists. It does seem incredible to me that having emerged from the sixteenth century to a modern world of science, that there is an urge among some in the population to return to soothsayers, crystal-ball gazers and quacks of all descriptions. In addition, shamans and soothsayers deal with the supernatural and the spirit world. Do you really think that while they're arresting heretics is the best time to be having trade with fortune tellers and soothsayers? Closer inspection reveals the soothsayer had made a typically vague prophecy that a ‘very large robbery’ would take place across the water. After the birth, soothsayers were consulted to speak about the child's future and offerings were made to the ancestors. They recall the prophesy that a soothsayer named Calchas had once made about the future. Economists, businessmen and soothsayers responded and the news wires, television channels, newspapers and radio waves were filled with predictions and projections, mostly bad and gloomy. A new breed of soothsayers has already been prophesying the virtual demise of the Indian manufacturing industry. Synonyms prophet, prophetess, seer, sibyl, augur, wise man, wise woman, sage, oracle, prognosticator, prophesier, forecaster of the future, diviner, fortune teller, crystal gazer, clairvoyant, psychic, spiritualist, medium, palmist, palm reader Derivatives soothsaying noun ˈsuːθseɪɪŋˈsuθˌseɪɪŋ He entertains village audiences with sound effects, tricks, soothsaying, and trained-animal shows. Example sentencesExamples The relative prosperity afforded by tearoom soothsaying freed Martin to pursue art. Where the distinction between reliable and unreliable information is unclear, quackery, soothsaying, and magical thinking thrive. Perhaps James even went too light on his soothsaying. An astrologer and healer born 500 years ago, he had the ear of royals, businessmen and clergy, even though the church prohibited soothsaying and the Inquisition was running hot. Origin Middle English (in the sense 'person who speaks the truth'): see sooth. Definition of soothsayer in US English: soothsayer nounˈso͞oTHˌsāərˈsuθˌseɪər A person supposed to be able to foresee the future. Example sentencesExamples It does seem incredible to me that having emerged from the sixteenth century to a modern world of science, that there is an urge among some in the population to return to soothsayers, crystal-ball gazers and quacks of all descriptions. I have always been careful to say that I'm not a soothsayer, I can't tell into the future what will happen. After the birth, soothsayers were consulted to speak about the child's future and offerings were made to the ancestors. A new breed of soothsayers has already been prophesying the virtual demise of the Indian manufacturing industry. But fund managers and portfolio managers are not seers or soothsayers. In addition, shamans and soothsayers deal with the supernatural and the spirit world. Do you really think that while they're arresting heretics is the best time to be having trade with fortune tellers and soothsayers? They ask soothsayers and diviners to find out the cause of problems and to suggest remedies. In the room next door, a soothsayer was telling people's fortunes - and it's safe to assume the future she's prophesying for her country is not a happy one. Closer inspection reveals the soothsayer had made a typically vague prophecy that a ‘very large robbery’ would take place across the water. His clipped prophecy held the authority of a soothsayer. Only a soothsayer might predict the course of future budgets and funding patterns. Pundits, bookmakers, soothsayers and prophets of doom were duly confounded. Economists, businessmen and soothsayers responded and the news wires, television channels, newspapers and radio waves were filled with predictions and projections, mostly bad and gloomy. I want to ask you a very simple question: unless you are a soothsayer or a clairvoyant how did you work out the result of that vote, given that only one person said no and no one said yes? That's better left to soothsayers and their modern equivalent, the legions of ‘political analysts’ of the 24-hour news cycle. Hector, being taken ill, consulted on his case some of the witches or soothsayers, to whom this family appears to have been partial. Then he calls his soothsayers, but the wise men only shake their heads. When the college was first set up, however, disease and accident were believed to be the will of God, and qualified doctors found themselves competing against quack physicians, soothsayers and herbalists. They recall the prophesy that a soothsayer named Calchas had once made about the future. Synonyms prophet, prophetess, seer, sibyl, augur, wise man, wise woman, sage, oracle, prognosticator, prophesier, forecaster of the future, diviner, fortune teller, crystal gazer, clairvoyant, psychic, spiritualist, medium, palmist, palm reader Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘person who speaks the truth’): see sooth.
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