AUGURY

augury, sign, foretoken, preindication

(noun) an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; “he hoped it was an augury”; “it was a sign from God”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

augury (countable and uncountable, plural auguries)

A divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals.

(by extension) An omen or prediction; a foreboding; a prophecy.

An event that is experienced as indicating important things to come.

Synonyms

• See also omen

Hyponyms

• ailuromancy, felidomancy (cats)

• alectryomancy (chickens)

• arachnomancy (spiders)

• auspice (birds)

• entomomancy (insects)

• hippomancy (horses)

• ichthyomancy (fish)

• myomancy (mice)

• myrmomancy (ants)

• ophiomancy (snakes)

• zoomancy (any animal)

Source: Wiktionary

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Au"gu*ry, n.; pl. Auguries (. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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