Soothsaying — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈuːθseɪɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈuːθseɪɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈuːθseɪɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈuːθseɪɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fortune telling foretelling divination

Word Forms

divine

verb

perceive intuitively or through some inexplicable perceptive powers

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wahrsagerei

die Kunst oder Gabe der Prophezeiung (oder der Vorwand einer Prophezeiung) mit übernatürlichen Mitteln

🇫🇷French

devin

l'art ou le don de prophétie (ou la prétention de prophétie) par des moyens surnaturels

🇪🇸Spanish

adivinación

el arte o don de profecía (o la pretensión de profecía) por medios sobrenaturales

🇮🇹Italian

profetico

l'arte o il dono della profezia (o la pretesa di profezia) con mezzi soprannaturali

🇳🇱Dutch

waarzeggerij

de kunst of gave van profetie (of de schijn van profetie) met bovennatuurlijke middelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

adivinhação

a arte ou dom de profecia (ou a pretensão de profecia) por meios sobrenaturais

🇷🇺Russian

предсказание

искусство или дар пророчества (или притворство пророчества) сверхъестественными средствами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ज्योतिष-

अलौकिक तरीकों से भविष्यवाणी की कला या उपहार (या भविष्यवाणी का दिखावा)।

🇮🇳Tamil

சோதித்தல்

இயற்கைக்கு அப்பாற்பட்ட வழிமுறைகளால் தீர்க்கதரிசனத்தின் கலை அல்லது பரிசு (அல்லது தீர்க்கதரிசனத்தின் பாசாங்கு).

🇮🇳Telugu

శూన్యం

అతీంద్రియ మార్గాల ద్వారా జోస్యం (లేదా జోస్యం యొక్క నెపం) యొక్క కళ లేదా బహుమతి

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುಹಕ

ಅಲೌಕಿಕ ವಿಧಾನಗಳಿಂದ ಭವಿಷ್ಯವಾಣಿಯ ಕಲೆ ಅಥವಾ ಉಡುಗೊರೆ (ಅಥವಾ ಭವಿಷ್ಯವಾಣಿಯ ನೆಪ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആശ്വസിപ്പിക്കൽ

അമാനുഷിക മാർഗങ്ങളിലൂടെ പ്രവചനത്തിൻ്റെ കല അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സമ്മാനം (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രവചനത്തിൻ്റെ ഭാവം).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਹਾਗ

ਅਲੌਕਿਕ ਸਾਧਨਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਭਵਿੱਖਬਾਣੀ ਦੀ ਕਲਾ ਜਾਂ ਦਾਤ (ਜਾਂ ਭਵਿੱਖਬਾਣੀ ਦਾ ਦਿਖਾਵਾ)

🇵🇰Urdu

کاہن

مافوق الفطرت ذرائع سے پیشن گوئی کا فن یا تحفہ (یا پیشن گوئی کا دکھاوا)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

预言

通过超自然手段预言的艺术或天赋（或假装预言）

🇯🇵Japanese

予言

超自然的な手段による予言（または予言の見せかけ）の技術または賜物

🇰🇷Korean

예언

초자연적인 수단에 의한 예언의 기술이나 은사(또는 예언의 가장)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lời an ủi

nghệ thuật hoặc món quà tiên tri (hoặc giả vờ nói tiên tri) bằng phương tiện siêu nhiên

🇹🇭Thai

ปลอบใจ

ศิลปะหรือของประทานแห่งการพยากรณ์ (หรือข้ออ้างของการพยากรณ์) โดยวิธีเหนือธรรมชาติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menenangkan

seni atau karunia bernubuat (atau kepura-puraan bernubuat) dengan cara supernatural

🇵🇭Filipino

panghuhula

ang sining o kaloob ng propesiya (o ang pagkukunwari ng propesiya) sa pamamagitan ng supernatural na paraan

🇲🇾Malay

tenung

seni atau karunia nubuatan (atau kepura-puraan nubuatan) dengan cara ghaib

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عرافة

فن أو موهبة النبوة (أو ادعاء النبوة) بوسائل خارقة للطبيعة

🇮🇷Persian

فال گویی

هنر یا هدیه نبوت (یا تظاهر به نبوت) با ابزارهای ماوراء طبیعی

🇹🇷Turkish

kehanet

doğaüstü yollarla kehanet sanatı veya armağanı (veya kehanet iddiası)

🇮🇱Hebrew

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האמנות או מתנת הנבואה (או העמדת הפנים לנבואה) באמצעים על טבעיים

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