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Added 9 October 2026

soothsaying

noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about soothsaying at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means.

Origin

From sooth (“truth”) + saying.

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