English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

ennustaja — meaning in English

Finnish → English · translate English → Finnish instead

English meaning

  • augur noun A person in ancient Rome who interpreted omens and signs, especially from the behaviour of birds, to predict the future.
  • clairvoyant adj Supposedly able to perceive things beyond the normal senses, such as future events or hidden information.
  • prophet noun A person believed to speak on behalf of a god or with divinely inspired insight.
  • soothsayer noun A person believed to be able to predict the future, especially through intuition or supposed magical insight.

Senses

ennustaja is used for these senses in English:

  • augur A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.
  • clairvoyant A person able to foresee the future
  • fortune-teller A person who professes to predict the future in return for money.
  • prophet Someone who predicts the future; a soothsayer.
  • soothsayer One who attempts to predict the future, using magic, intuition or intelligence; a diviner.

augur — full definition

  1. noun A person in ancient Rome who interpreted omens and signs, especially from the behaviour of birds, to predict the future.
  2. verb To be a sign of something to come; to predict or foreshadow.

clairvoyant — full definition

  1. adj Supposedly able to perceive things beyond the normal senses, such as future events or hidden information.
  2. noun A person who claims the psychic ability to perceive things beyond the normal senses.

Related Finnish words