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soothsaying

/ˈsuːθseɪɪŋ/noun

उच्चारण सूथ्सेइंग

भविष्यवाणी, भविष्य-कथन

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noun
  1. 1

    [U] old-fashioned

    the practice of claiming to be able to tell what will happen in the future

    भविष्यवाणी, भविष्य-कथन

    • The king relied on soothsaying before every battle.
    • ancient forms of soothsaying

    Synonyms prophecy fortune-telling divination prediction augury

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Synonyms

prophecy fortune-telling divination prediction augury

⌂Word origin and word building

From old English sooth, meaning 'truth', so a soothsayer was literally a person who says what is true.

यह पुराने English शब्द sooth से बना है, जिसका अर्थ 'सच' है, इसलिए soothsayer का शाब्दिक अर्थ है सच बताने वाला व्यक्ति।