haruspex

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In ancient times, there would have been some official haruspex charged with picking over the entrails of a sacrificial offering ahead of any important occasion.

From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2010

It was a case where neither could say anything to the other, though Cato might wonder quod non rideret haruspex, haruspicem cum vidisset.

From The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author by Burton, John Hill

Cato, the Censor, is on record as saying "that he wondered how one haruspex could look another in the face without laughing!"

From Wind and Weather by McAdie, Alexander

The haruspex put the smoking mass in his hands.

From Saint Augustin by O'Sullivan, Vincent

Even Cato,91 the leader of the orthodox, national, and conservative party, expressed his surprise that a haruspex, when meeting a colleague, did not burst out laughing.

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max