Haruspex - Wikipedia In the religion of ancient Rome, a haruspex[a] was a person trained to practise a form of divination called haruspicy, [b] the inspection of the entrails [c] of sacrificed animals, especially the livers of sacrificed sheep and poultry
Haruspices | Religious Rituals, Augury Prophecy | Britannica Haruspices, ancient Etruscan diviners, “entrail observers” whose art consisted primarily in deducing the will of the gods from the appearance presented by the entrails of the sacrificial animal, especially the liver and gallbladder of sheep An Etruscan model liver from Piacenza survived in the 21st century
haruspication - Wiktionary, the free dictionary haruspication (countable and uncountable, plural haruspications) The act or practice of divination from the entrails of animals slain in sacrifice
Haruspicy | Encyclopedia. com Ancient system of divination using the entrails of animals One method was to sacrifice animals to the gods, then inspect the intestines, spleen, kidneys, lungs, gall bladder, and liver The shapes, colors, and markings of entrails were interpreted
Haruspication - Definition, Usage Quiz | UltimateLexicon. com Haruspication (noun) refers to a form of divination practiced in ancient times, particularly by the Etruscans, Romans, and other ancient civilizations, which involved examining the entrails (especially the livers) of sacrificed animals to predict future events or to seek divine guidance
Traditional Methods of Divination - Nonfictioness Haruspication is telling the future from animal innards In Ancient Rome animals sacrificed to the gods would be cut open in order for the seer, known as a haruspex, to consult the liver, entrails, spleen and stomach
Haruspication - definition of haruspication by The Free Dictionary haruspicy, haruspication a form of divination from lightning and other natural phenomena, but especially from inspection of the entrails of animal sacrifices Also called extispicy — haruspex, n — haruspical, adj