haruspicy

noun /həˈɹʌspɪsi/

1. Divination by use of animal entrails, usually the victims of sacrifice.

   countable, uncountable

   Different kinds of divination, which have passed for sciences, we have had: […] 6. Haruspicy, by inspecting the bowels of animals. […]

Where it comes from

From Latin haruspicium, from haruspex (“diviner of entrails”) + -ium (forming abstract nouns).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry haruspicy (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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