Explore Soothsayers through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Soothsayers meaning
plural of soothsayer
Using Soothsayers
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of soothsayer
- In the example corpus, soothsayers often appears in combinations such as: soothsayers and, the soothsayers.
Context around Soothsayers
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Soothsayers
- In this selection, "soothsayers" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, departed, roman and known stand out and add context to how "soothsayers" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include all the soothsayers and traditional and divination by soothsayers was a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "soothsayers" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with soothsayers
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Later in life Zunz went so far as to refer to rabbis as soothsayers and quacks. (16 words)
When he turned it into a snake, the pharaoh made his soothsayers and magicians create the same effect. (18 words)
The use of cannabis to induce trance and divination by soothsayers was a characteristic of the Scythian belief system. (19 words)
Whereas other nations have soothsayers and diviners who attempt to discover the will of their gods, according to Heschel the Hebrew prophets are characterized by their experience of what he calls theotropism—God turning towards humanity. (36 words)
In this case, all the soothsayers and traditional medicine men in the community might have been consulted to bring out the truth or the offender but to no avail. (29 words)
Despite their brief tenure on screen however, it's possible that the Soothsayers could hold a larger role in season 5's overall story. (24 words)
Example sentences (9)
For now, it doesn't seem too outlandish to suggest 2024 will belong to Bellingham and the departed soothsayers of Birmingham City.
But an entire industry of pundits and soothsayers have turned polling analysis into something more like a religion while proclaiming it a science.
Despite their brief tenure on screen however, it's possible that the Soothsayers could hold a larger role in season 5's overall story.
In this case, all the soothsayers and traditional medicine men in the community might have been consulted to bring out the truth or the offender but to no avail.
He expelled foreign astrologers, and at the same time rehabilitated the old Roman soothsayers (known as haruspices ) as a replacement.
Later in life Zunz went so far as to refer to rabbis as soothsayers and quacks.
The use of cannabis to induce trance and divination by soothsayers was a characteristic of the Scythian belief system.
When he turned it into a snake, the pharaoh made his soothsayers and magicians create the same effect.
Whereas other nations have soothsayers and diviners who attempt to discover the will of their gods, according to Heschel the Hebrew prophets are characterized by their experience of what he calls theotropism—God turning towards humanity.
Common combinations with soothsayers
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: