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# soothsaying

noun (no plural)

«soothsaying» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

It is forbidden along with divination in the laws of holiness.

**Interpretation.** Tradition teaches that Israel should not use omens, and should trust God and act rightly. In the primary lessons: in tales, the magic practice of telling the future

### Meaning

The act of foretelling what will happen in the future. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/soothsaying/#m1)

### Examples

- Ye shall not eat with the blood; neither shall ye practise divination nor soothsaying. (Torah LEV.19.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/soothsaying/#x1)
- Are you in need of soothsaying? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/soothsaying/#x2)
- The old woman earned money by soothsaying. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/soothsaying/#x3)
- Fortune-telling is a kind of soothsaying. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/soothsaying/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «soothsaying» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/soothsaying/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«soothsaying» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/soothsaying.html) on Mova free.