| Domain | Definition | ||
| Literature | Haruspex (pl. harus' pices). Persons who interpreted the will of the gods by inspecting the entrails of animals offered in sacrifice (old Latin, haruga, a victim; specio, I inspect). Cato said, "I wonder how one haruspex can keep from laughing when he sees another." Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
| Wikipedic | A haruspex was a sort of augur in the Roman religion who practiced divination, by inspecting the entrails of sacrificed animals, especially the livers of sacrificed sheep. The plural is haruspices. (references) | ||
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