Bible Encyclopedias
Aeruascatores

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

a name given to the priests of Cybele among the Romans because they begged alms in' the public streets. The word came to be applied to fortune- tellers generally, or vagrants like the modern gypsies.

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Aeruascatores'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/aeruascatores.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.