Found 2 items, similar to soothsaying.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: soothsaying soothsaying n : the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means [syn: divination, foretelling, fortune telling ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Soothsaying Soothsaying \Sooth"say`ing\, n. 1. A true saying; truth. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. The act of one who soothsays; the foretelling of events; the art or practice of making predictions. [1913 Webster] A damsel, possessed with a spirit of divination . . . which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying. --Acts xvi. 16. [1913 Webster] 3. A prediction; a prophecy; a prognostication. [1913 Webster] Divinations and soothsayings and dreams are vain. --Eclus. xxxiv. 5. [1913 Webster]