Wahrsager — meaning in English

English meaning

• augur noun A person in ancient Rome who interpreted omens and signs, especially from the behavior of birds, to predict the future.
• clairvoyant adj Supposedly able to perceive things beyond the normal senses, such as future events or hidden information.
• diviner noun A person who predicts what will happen in the future.
• seer noun Someone believed to be able to predict future events, such as a prophet or fortune-teller.
• soothsayer noun A person believed to be able to predict the future, especially through intuition or supposed magical insight.

Senses

Wahrsager 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
• diviner One who foretells the future.
• foreteller Someone who foretells.
• fortune-teller A person who professes to predict the future in return for money.
• seer One who foretells the future; a clairvoyant, prophet, soothsayer or diviner.
• 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 behavior 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.

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