1) Ancient fortune-teller 2) Ancient Roman soothsayer 3) Auspex 4) Auspices expert 5) Be an omen of 6) Betoken 7) Bode 8) Divine 9) Forebode 10) Foreshadow 11) Foretell 12) Foretell from omens 13) Foretoken 14) Future seer 15) Indicate by signs 16) Interpreter of Roman omens 17) Omen observer of old Rome
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1) Auspex 2) Auspicate 3) Bode 4) Forebode 5) Foreshadow 6) Foreshow 7) Foretell 8) Omen 9) Oracle 10) Portend 11) Prefigure 12) Seer
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The augur was a priest and official in the classical world, especially ancient Rome and Etruria. His main role was the practice of augury, interpreting the will of the gods by studying the flight of birds: whether they are flying in groups or alone, what noises they make as they fly, direction of flight and what kind of birds they are. This was kn...
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• (v. t.) To predict or foretell, as from signs or omens; to betoken; to presage; to infer. • (n.) One who foretells events by omens; a soothsayer; a diviner; a prophet. • (v. i.) To anticipate, to foretell, or to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable issue; as, to augur well or ill. • (n.) An official diviner who foretold even...
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(from the article `Roman religion`) ...system by the 3rd century . The chief priest, the pontifex maximus (the head of the state clergy), was an elected official and not chosen from the ... ...their unique position and significance in the state cult going back, in all probability, to their origins in the family tradition, associated wit...
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Member of a college of Roman priests who interpreted the will of the gods from signs or `auspices` such as the flight, song, or feeding of birds, the condition of the entrails of sacrificed...
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1. 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. ... 2. One who foretells events by omens; a soothsayer; a diviner; a prophet. 'Augur of ill, whose tongue was never found Without a pri...
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Au'gur intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Augured ;
present participle & verbal noun Auguring .]
1. To conjecture from signs or omens; to prognosticate; to foreshow. « My
auguring mind assures the same s...
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Au'gur noun [ Latin Of uncertain origin: the first part of the word is perhaps from Latin
avis bird, and the last syllable,
gur , equiv. to the Sanskrit
gar to call, akin to Latin
garrulus garrulous.]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) An official diviner who foretold events by...
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Au'gur transitive verb To predict or foretell, as from signs or omens; to betoken; to presage; to infer. « It seems to
augur genius.
Sir W. Scott. » « I
augur everything from the approbation the proposal has met with.
J. F. W. Herschel. »
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n] - (in ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy 2. [v] - predict from an omen
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augur (AW gur) 1. Verb: To foretell, predict, indicate; portend, presage, forewarn: 'Dark clouds augured the coming of the thunderstorm.' 2. Noun: A prophet, prognosticator, oracle: 'A Roman augur told Julius Caesar to 'beware the Ides of March'.' 3. A priest who was a member of the College of Augurs that numbered twelve, six patricians,...
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A man whose job was to divine the future by watching the behaviour of birds. For example, predicting the success of a course of action by observing the flight of birds across the sky. The process is called 'augury.'
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auspex noun (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
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Member of a college of Roman priests who interpreted the will of the gods from signs or `auspices` such as the flight, song, or feeding of birds, the condition of the entrails of sacrificed animals, and the direction of thunder and lightning. Their advice was sought before battle and on other important occasions. Consuls and other high of...
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one of a group of ancient Roman officials charged with observing and interpreting omens for guidance in public affairs. · soothsayer; prophet.
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[SAT terms] predict from an omen
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