Aruspex

/ˈær.ʊ.speks/

/ˈɛr.əs.pɛks/

Translation of "aruspex" into Russian

Noun

/ˈær.ʊ.speks/

/ˈɛr.əs.pɛks/

aruspex

aruspices pl

арупекс

The aruspex was consulted before the battle to interpret the will of the gods.

Арпекс был проконсультирован перед битвой, чтобы истолковать волю богов.

Noun

/ˈær.ʊ.speks/

/ˈɛr.əs.pɛks/

A person in ancient Rome who practiced divination by inspecting the entrails of sacrificed animals.

The aruspex carefully examined the liver of the sacrificial animal to predict the outcome of the battle.

By extension, a person who claims to foretell events by interpreting signs or omens; a soothsayer.

Modern pundits sometimes act like aruspices, divining economic futures from tiny market shifts.