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onomancy vs soothsaying

soothsaying vs onomancy

onomancy and soothsaying both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
onomancy Yes No No No
soothsaying Yes No No No
As nouns, soothsaying is a hypernym of onomancy; that is, soothsaying is a word with a broader meaning than onomancy:
  • onomancy: divination by the letters of a name
  • soothsaying: the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
Other hypernyms of onomancy include divination, foretelling, fortune telling.
onomancy (noun) soothsaying (noun)
divination by the letters of a name the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
Difference between onomancy and soothsaying

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