verb
- to predict the future or foretell events, especially through supernatural means
Usage: archaic
Examples
- The ancient oracle would soothsay about the kingdom’s fate.
- Village elders claimed they could soothsay by reading tea leaves.
- In medieval times, people believed witches could soothsay using crystal balls.
- The fortune teller attempted to soothsay the young woman’s romantic future.
- Many cultures have traditions of those who soothsay through dreams.
- The mystic would soothsay for anyone willing to pay her fee.