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Definition of Soothsay
1. v. i. To foretell; to predict.
2. n. A true saying; a proverb; a prophecy.
Definition of Soothsay
1. Verb. (intransitive) To foretell the future; make predictions. ¹
2. Noun. Soothsaying; prediction; prognostication; prophecy. ¹
3. Noun. A portent; an omen. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Soothsay
1. to predict [v -SAID, -SAYING, -SAYS] - See also: predict
Lexicographical Neighbors of Soothsay
Literary usage of Soothsay
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. British Poets of the Nineteenth Century: Poems by Wordsworth, Coleridge by Curtis Hidden Page (1910)
"Hurrying wind o'er the heaven's hollow And the heavy rain to follow. 1881.
soothsay Not ... soothsay."
2. The English Poets: Selections with Critical Introductions by Various Writers by Thomas Humphry Ward (1911)
"... book of Nature mixed their breath With neck-twined arms, as oft we watched
them there : And did these die that thou might'st bear me Death : soothsay. ..."
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