soothsay
Predict the future
To soothsay is to predict the future or speak prophetically.
The word is archaic and appears mainly in historical or fantasy contexts: The old woman soothsayed that the kingdom would fall.
A soothsayer is the person who does this—a fortune-teller or oracle.
The root sense is "truth-saying," though modern usage emphasizes prophecy over truthfulness.
One who envisions futures
- sibylAncient female prophet
- augurOne who reads omens
- clairvoyantOne who perceives beyond senses
- prognosticatorOne who foretells outcomes
pythia · prophetess · cassandra · medium · shaman · delphic · wise woman · cunning folk
Foretelling of future events
- predictDeclare future outcomes
- prognosticateForetell future events
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- divineOf or from gods
augur · foresee · envision · prophesy · vaticinate · portend · presage · reveal
Foretelling of future events
- auguryOmen interpretation practice
- scryingVisionary surface-gazing
- tarotDivination card set
- astrologyDivination by celestial positions
palmistry · geomancy · numerology · dowsing · chiromancy · psychometry · crystal ball · tea leaves
Sign of future calamity
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- presageIndicate beforehand
- forewarningNotice of future trouble
- foreshadowingHinting at later events
sign · auspice · premonition · foreboding · herald · warning · bode · adumbration
Predetermined course of events
- providenceDivine protective care
- kismetPreordained future outcome
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- predestinationDivinely predetermined fate
doom · lot · karma · ordained · fated · written · inevitable · stars
seer
One who envisions futures
- sibylAncient female prophet
- augurOne who reads omens
- clairvoyantOne who perceives beyond senses
prognosticator · pythia · prophetess · cassandra · medium · shaman · delphic · wise woman · cunning folk
prophecy
Foretelling of future events
- predictDeclare future outcomes
- prognosticateForetell future events
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
divine · augur · foresee · envision · prophesy · vaticinate · portend · presage · reveal · warn
prophecy
Foretelling of future events
astrology · palmistry · geomancy · numerology · dowsing · chiromancy · psychometry · crystal ball · tea leaves · cowrie shells
portent
Sign of future calamity
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- presageIndicate beforehand
- forewarningNotice of future trouble
foreshadowing · sign · auspice · premonition · foreboding · herald · warning · bode · adumbration · ill omen
destiny
Predetermined course of events
- providenceDivine protective care
- kismetPreordained future outcome
- fortuneWealth or destiny
predestination · doom · lot · karma · ordained · fated · written · inevitable · stars · wheel of fortune
soothsayrecall
Memory retrieval act
remember · recollect · reminisce · chronicle · historicize
soothsayer, soothsaying, soothsayers, soothsays, soothsayings