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Augury

Augury Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Augury? [n] an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Augury: foretoken \| preindication \| sign Related Terms \| Find terms related to Augury: adumbration \| anticipation \| astrology \| auspice \| betokening \| betokenment \| boding \| clairvoyance \| crystal ball \| crystal gazing \| divination \| divining \| foreshadow \| foreshadowing \| foreshowing \| foretoken \| foretokening \| fortunetelling \| haruspication \| haruspicy \| horoscopy \| indicant \| indication \| mantic \| mantology \| omen \| palmistry \| palm-reading \| portent \| prefiguration \| preindication \| premonition \| premonitory shiver \| premonitory sign \| premonitory symptom \| presage \| presentiment \| presignifying \| prognostic \| prognostication \| promise \| pythonism \| shadow \| sign \| soothsay \| sorcery \| token \| tokening \| type See Also \| experience \| omen \| portent \| presage \| prognostic \| prognostication \| war cloud Augury In Webster's Dictionary \Au"gu*ry\, n.; pl. {Auguries}. [L. aucurium.] 1. The art or practice of foretelling events by observing the actions of birds, etc.; divination. 2. An omen; prediction; prognostication; indication of the future; presage. From their flight strange auguries she drew. --Drayton. He resigned himself . . . with a docility that gave little augury of his future greatness. --Prescott. 3. A rite, ceremony, or observation of an augur.

Augury Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Augury?

[n] an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Augury: foretoken | preindication | sign

Augury In Webster's Dictionary

\Au"gu*ry\, n.; pl. {Auguries}. [L. aucurium.]
1. The art or practice of foretelling events by observing the
   actions of birds, etc.; divination.

2. An omen; prediction; prognostication; indication of the
   future; presage.

         From their flight strange auguries she drew.
                                               --Drayton.

         He resigned himself . . . with a docility that gave
         little augury of his future greatness. --Prescott.

3. A rite, ceremony, or observation of an augur.

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