(n) an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come, Syn.preindication, foretoken, sign, Example: he hoped it was an augury; it was a sign from God
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
n. [ L. Of uncertain origin: the first part of the word is perh. fr. L. avis bird, and the last syllable, gur, equiv. to the Skr. gar to call, akin to L. garrulus garrulous. ] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) An official diviner who foretold events by the singing, chattering, flight, and feeding of birds, or by signs or omens derived from celestial phenomena, certain appearances of quadrupeds, or unusual occurrences. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. One who foretells events by omens; a soothsayer; a diviner; a prophet. [ 1913 Webster ]
Augur of ill, whose tongue was never found Without a priestly curse or boding sound. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. auguralis. ] Of or pertaining to augurs or to augury; betokening; ominous; significant; as, an augural staff; augural books. “Portents augural.” Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
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